Vice President of Liquefied Petroleum Gasoline (LPG) Entrepreneurs Affiliation, Gabriel Kumi, has warned of a looming disaster within the LPG market if the strike by the gas tanker drivers isn’t resolved instantly.
He acknowledged that the present inventory of gas is not going to final forty-eight hours if the strike persists until Wednesday, June 28.
Gasoline tanker operators in Ghana have declared a strike over poor roads.
The commercial motion commenced on Monday, June 26.
Drivers working throughout the Tema Heavy Industrial space stated that till they see the roads awarded to a contractor, they don’t seem to be carting gas, TV3’s George Kwening reported on Monday.
The strike is impacting the enterprise of merchants throughout the enclave, Kwening additional reported.
Reacting to this in an interview with TV3, Mr Kumi stated “If this example isn’t averted instantly as attainable we’re going to have a disaster.
Lengthy queues are anticipated within the subsequent 48 hours at varied LPG retailers throughout the nation as a result of anticipated scarcity of gasoline.
Vice President of the LPG Entrepreneurs Affiliation says that is because of the strike by Gasoline Tankers operators over poor roads within the nation. #MiddayLive pic.twitter.com/3hbvBqg5be
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) June 26, 2023
“Presently, the shares we’ve got in our tanks might run out within the subsequent forty-eight hours. By Wednesday, June 28, we’ll begin seeing queues in our petrol station and in our LPG shops.
“If it nonetheless occurs on Thursday and Friday then the motion of individuals and items and providers on this nation shall be grounded. If that occurs it should have very critical penalties for the economic system of our nation.”
Gasoline Tankers operators throughout the nation have declared strike over poor roads within the nation.
Drivers working within the Tema heavy industrial space say till the highway are awarded to a contractor, they don’t seem to be carting gas.#MiddayLive pic.twitter.com/KZQXodN8eY
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) June 26, 2023