The Ghana Liquefied Petroleum Gas Dealers Association is red-alert to stage a massive demonstration against the Government in what they describe as government’s refusal to put in place the ‘Cylinder Re-circulation Model’ over the years.
It has been noted that the association has on countless occasion drawn the attention of successive governments to deal with pertinent issues confronting the industry and has no more time to accommodate Gov’t. They therefore would hit the street on Monday, May 12.
Cylinder Re-circulation is a system whereby the LPG Bottling Plants will be sited away from congested commercial and population centers and will procure brand, maintain and fill empty cylinders to be distributed to customers and households through retail outlets.
The system also paves way for consumers to exchange their empty cylinder with a filled one at the exchanged point.
Speaking in an interview with Kaakyire Ofori Ayim on Atinka AM Drive Thursday, the National Vice President of the LPG Dealers Association, Johnson Owusu mentioned that their intended action stems from the fact that Gov’t is bent on implementing the system in a hasty manner without adequately putting in place the necessary measures.
Governments, over 15 years has been relaxed in their approach where they could fix these measures fully before its operation.
According to him, having been operating in the sector for the past 30 years, they fear for the sustainability of the Cylinder Re-circulation Model done in a haste. And therefore the purpose for which it is done will be defeated.
He further explained that the safety and reliability of the system must be ensured adequately, thus the safety mechanisms have not been fully implemented.
And that even at the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), there are limited staff to check and regulate the system well.
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