Re-introduce Service Centres in the distribution of Premix

Sekondi, Ghana– Fishermen groups in the Western Region have called on the government to re-introduce Service Centre in the distribution of premix fuel to ensure fair distribution and effective monitoring.
The Groups: Ghana National Association of Fishermen and Farmers (GNAF), Ghana Co-operative Fishermen (GCF) and Ghana Canoe fishermen Council (GCFC) said, this would end the politicization of premix distribution which had greatly affected the fishing industry.
In a meeting with Ms Betty Bosomtwi-Sam, Deputy Western Regional Minister to find lasting solution to the issues surrounding premix distribution, the group agreed that policies regulating premix distribution should be reactivated.
The policy, according to Mr Kwaw Koomsoon, Regional Secretary, GNAF stipulated that only identifiable and viable fisher groups had the mandate to sell premix fuel and not any individual.
He noted that the Service Centre which was a central point for fisher groups to have easy access to premix fuel had been abrogated over the past eight years while individuals had taken over the sale and distribution of premix fuel.
Ms Bosomtwi-Sam in response to the plea said government would ensure that the appropriate thing was done to bring sanity into the fishing industry.
She therefore charged the group to form a committee with representatives from the oil companies, the fisher associations, the Regional Coordinating Council and the Department of Fisheries to have oversight responsibility.
Ms Bosomtwi-Sam on the other hand abhorred the practice of using light and DDT for fishing and advised the fishermen to stop the practice.
On the Oil Fields, She noted that ocean current around such areas were high and could cost human life and therefore cautioned them not to travel to such areas.