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Deputy Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has disclosed that persons and companies who receive water from Ghana Water Company Limited for commercial purposes will pay their monthly bills as usual, since President Akufo-Addo's free water usage directive applies to residential purposes only.

According to him in an interview on UTV's 'Adekye Nsroma' programme, Patrick Yaw Boamah indicated that water tankers must transact free businesses with persons who need their services, because every necessary bill has been paid for including their daily sales and petrol usage.

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Okaikwei Central constituency in the Greater Accra Region urged citizens to be responsible and not be mischievous in their dealings as their water bills for April, May and June are being paid for by government.

He added that citizens who have any questions or problems with the directive given should visit any of their district offices for their problems to be addressed.

He reitirated that persons who have had  their pipelines disconnected will have them reconnected for free during the three month period given, but bills owed will still have to be settled after the grace period..