COPEC, ICU to March Against Fuel Hikes

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers-Ghana has issued a notice to embark on a peaceful protest on Wednesday, 7 February 2018, against fuel hikes in the country.

According to the chamber, there has been persistent increases in the price of petroleum products for the past five months which have brought untold hardship to Ghanaians, especially transport operators.

The chamber in a statement said several petitions to government to review the pricing formulae or build-up and the taxes have not yielded any noticeable results as prices continue to increase unabated.

The chamber, therefore, said together with several other transport unions across the country and the general workforce of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union, will stage a peaceful street protest.

The walk will start from the famous Obra Spot at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra through some major streets to the Accra Arts Centre following which another petition will be submitted to the Ministry of Energy and Finance, the Parliament of Ghana, and the Office of the President.

“The excuses must indeed end and the taxes must be reduced to bring some reductions and stability in prices,” the statement said.

Source: ClassFMonline