The vice president of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) Kwame Jantuah has said it is not the duty of President Akufo-Addo to institute series of safety measures to be complied by filling stations across the country.
Following the gas explosion at Atomic junction that claimed seven lives and injured over 130 others, the president ordered the immediate halt of all construction of facilities intended for use as gas or petroleum retail stations until further notice.
The directive also asked for a “review of the current licensing regime to ensure that only those with demonstrable capacity and competence engage in the LPG distribution business.”
Again, he ordered the shutdown of all high-risk Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) stations across the country.
Speaking on the development on TV3 New Day programme on Saturday October 14, Mr Jantuah said: “Is it government’s responsibility to put in these measures? Is it the president’s responsibility to put these measures in place? It is the responsibility of the regulator, it is not the president’s responsibility to do what he has done. Commendable as it is, it is not his responsibility, it is the responsibility of the regulator and it has to be a continues ongoing thing.
“How many times a year does EPA monitor these stations? Twice a year which is very inadequate. We are dealing with a highly inflammable substance.
“I don’t think it is the duty of the president to do what he has done, it is the regulator.”
Source: Ghana/Starrfmonline.com/103.5FM