GRi Business, Economics & Finance 27 –
01 - 2003
Revoke permits of
alien fuel dealers - Chief
Dzodze (Volta Region)
The Sector's revenue collection
points are at Akanu, Kpoglu,
Havi and Aflao. Kow Amissah-Koomson, Assistant
Commissioner of CEPS in-charge of the Sector announced this at an Award and end
of year Dinner Dance for personnel of the Sector at Dzodze
at the weekend.
He said the Aflao
sector of the Service requires special attention in infrastructure development
in view of the fact that the volume of human traffic passing through the area
is twice that which passes through the
Amissah-Koomson said the Arrival and Departure
Halls at the Aflao Frontier required reconstruction
rather than an ad-hoc approach to the problems He suggested that part of the
revenue collected by revenue agencies be given to their personnel as motivation
as was the practice in some countries.
Amissah-Koomson promised that the spirit of
co-operation existing between CEPS and allied agencies operating on the
frontier would be maintained. He praised the level of discipline among
personnel and congratulated them for making voluntary contributions towards
beautifying and maintaining a congenial working environment.
Kofi Boateng,
Special Assistant to the Volta Regional Minister congratulated the Sector for
exceeding its target and expressed the hope that strategies would be mapped out
to fight smuggling in the area.
He reminded the personnel of the
government's policy of "Zero Tolerance for Corruption," and urged
them to conduct themselves diligently to avoid conflicts with the law.
Hardworking personnel of the Sector were awarded with radio cassette players
and certificates.
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Revoke
permits of alien fuel dealers - Chief
Goaso (Brong Ahafo)
Nana Osuodumgya
Barima Kwame Bonsu,
President of the Hwidiem Traditional Council in the
Brong-Ahafo Region, said this would help curb hoarding whenever price increases
were anticipated.
It would also help in preventing
smuggling of fuel to neighbouring countries. Nana Bonsu,
who is a member of the Police Council, was speaking to the Ghana News Agency at
Goaso in the Asunafo
District.
He alleged that alien fuel
dealers played an active role in the anti social practice, saying,
"Ghanaians living and working in neighbouring countries are not given any
chance to dabble in sensitive sectors of their economies".
Few Ghanaian fuel dealers
operate along the Kumasi-Goaso trunk road but most
stations were closed in the week preceding the price increases, the Chief said.
"It is unpatriotic and mere sabotage on the part of the dealers to create
artificial shortage by hoarding and encouraging panic buying".
Nana Bonsu
advised Ghanaians who collaborated with the aliens to change their attitude and
exhibit nationalism. He described the fuel price increases as inevitable and
urged Ghanaians to co-operate with the Government to salvage the ailing
economy.
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