This means the illegality happened under the leadership of the former BOST Managing Director, Kwame Awuah - Darko, who according to some staff of BOST, is seeking to have his rot covered up by the raging brouhaha over
contaminated fuel sale under the new MD..
The Majority in Parliament has called for a full - scale forensic audit into the activities of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), beginning from 2009, as they referred to the minority's stance on
the contaminated fuel sale saga as hypocritical.
A Minority MP and a member of the Energy Committee in Parliament, Edward Bawa, believes the Energy Ministry's attempt to unravel the controversies surrounding
the contaminated fuel sale at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), will be held back by staff who have kicked against calls for the interdiction of their Managing Director, Alfred Obeng.
Not exact matches
Sam George's comments come in the wake of a rejoinder issued by Ms Akufo - Addo rejecting claims that she deeply featured in the
sale of
contaminated fuel by BOST.
This is because the illegalities in the
sale of
contaminated fuel are more costly than illegal mining which is often referred to as galamsey.
The
sale of
contaminated fuel demands a stronger political will and more resources to tackle it than the fight against illegal mining.
Kwesi Pratt Jnr, Managing Editor of the Insight believes the Chief Executive Officer of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited, Alfred Obeng, must step down for investigations to be conducted into the alleged
sale of
contaminated fuel to consumers.
The minority in Parliament has noted with grave concern the
sale of
contaminated fuel product to the tune of five million litres to a company known as Movenpiina by the MD of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Limited under very dubious and bizarre circumstances in another clear example of escalating corruption in the Akufo - Addo / Bawumia Government.
I am not sure the NPA supports
sale of
contaminated fuel to be used for our vehicles because of the obvious consequences.
The NPA has so far debunked the story.According to the NPA,
sale of offspecs is not criminal but it has a way of blending
contaminated fuel and specific companies it sells the products to.
The Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company (BsOST), Mr Alfred Obeng has been cleared of any wrong doing by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and the National Security in the
sale of five million litres of
contaminated fuel.
BOST had been in the news for selling 5 million litres of
contaminated fuel to two unlicensed companies, Movepiina and Zup Oil, which were allegedly set up few days before the
sale making Ghana lose about GHc 7 million in revenue.
There is looming danger in Ashaiman due to a rise in the
sale of
contaminated fuel openly on tables in the municipality.
The BOST MD Alfred Obeng has come under heavy pressure following the
sale of
contaminated fuel to Movenpiina Energy.
BOST had earlier sanctioned the
sale of the
contaminated fuel out of a number of options after considering that to be economically prudent and according to the Petroleum Chamber, a meeting convened by the NPA demanded that the transaction should be halted and a recall of some 421,000 liters of the
fuel which had already been discharged
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Tuesday called for the prosecution of officials of BOST over the
sale of some 5 million liters of
contaminated fuel and according to the NPA the companies that acquired the product are not licensed.
The two companies involved in the
sale of the
contaminated fuel, Zup Oil and Movenpinaa Energy, were found to be unlicensed by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), thus contravening section 11 of the National Petroleum Authority Act, ACT 691, 2005.
BOST has been heavily criticized for selling 5 million litres of
contaminated fuel to two unlicensed companies, Movepiina and Zup Oil, which were allegedly set up few days before the
sale making Ghana lose about GHc 7 million in revenue.
A group calling itself the Coalition for Social Justice, has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), to investigate the Managing Director of BOST Alfred Obeng, over the
sale of 5 million litres of
contaminated fuel.
The
sale of some 5 million litres of
contaminated fuel at BOST has been a subject of public discussion in recent weeks with pressure mounting on the Managing Director of BOST, Alfred Obeng to resign.
According to Mr Agyarko, investigations so far conducted by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), the National Security and the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) on the
contaminated products had established that the
fuel had not spilled onto the retail market for
sale to vehicle owners.
The Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has already cleared Alfred Obeng Boateng, BOST Managing Director, of any wrongdoing in the recent
sale of some 5 million litres of
contaminated fuel.
Perceived corrupt cases under NPP The NPP government has so far found itself in two cases of alleged corruption, with the recent one being the allegations of corruption against two deputy chiefs of staff, by musician and NPP sympathizer Kwame A-Plus, as well as the perceived corruption in the
sale of
contaminated fuel involving BOST.
The Minority has accused the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) of an intent to cover up the alleged rot at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) in the
sale of some 5 million litres of
contaminated fuel.
The Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate interdiction of the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company, Alfred Obeng Boateng, over the
sale of 5 million litres of
contaminated fuel.
The Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers of Ghana (COPEC), Duncan Amoah, has suggested that illegalities in the
sale of
contaminated fuel is more costly than illegal mining hence requires a strong political will and adequate resources to tackle it.
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has been heavily criticized for selling 5 million litres of
contaminated fuel to two unlicensed companies, Movepiina and Zup Oil, which were allegedly set up few days before the
sale making Ghana lose about GHc 7 million in revenue.
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has called on the Chief Executive Officer of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Alfred Obeng, to step aside for a full - scale investigation into the alleged
sale of
contaminated fuel.
ACEP in a statement said the government must ask Mr. Obeng to stay away from the company to allow for an unimpeded independent enquiry to establish the validity or otherwise of the
sale of
contaminated fuel.
The NPP government has so far found itself in two cases of alleged corruption, with the recent one being the allegations of corruption against two deputy chiefs of staff, by musician and NPP sympathizer Kwame A-Plus, as well as the perceived corruption in the
sale of
contaminated fuel involving BOST.
BOST had been widely criticized for selling 5 million litres of
contaminated fuel to two unlicensed companies, Movepiina and Zup Oil, which were allegedly set up few days before the
sale making Ghana lose about GHc 7 million in revenue.