I’m not a pessimist, however, it is now becoming clearer to me that the much touted campaign promise by the then presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, now the President of the Republic of Ghana, in the run-up to the December 7, 2016 election campaign promise to fight corruption has hit a … Read more
WE have grown into a country that takes delight in almost politicising every national issue. WITH some politicians, it does not matter to them the effects of the issue in contention on the good of the majority of the people. Theirs is to hit hard and score political points. IT is regrettable that after almost … Read more
The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) is being accused of a cover up in its investigations into the controversial sale of some five million litres of contaminated fuel by the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST). BOST and its MD have been criticised for the sale of the contaminated fuel Movenpiina, a company which … Read more
A communication member of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) says that he fully supports the energy ministry’s move to set up an eight-member investigative committee to look into the five (5) million litres of off-sec fuel from the Accra Plains Depot of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company. According to Mr. Charles Owusu, … Read more
A lot has happened in the last six months to confirm that change has not taken place as envisaged by a good number of Ghanaians with the coming into office of the new administration on January 7, 2017. The nation’s leader and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo took office with a lot of goodwill, … Read more
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has rejected BOST’s position that there is no off-spec oil on the market, insisting that its Executive Director’s personal experience with contaminated oil is evident enough to prove that the product is on the Ghanaian market. ACEP has been at the forefront of calls on the chief executive … Read more
Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate interdiction of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company, Mr. Alfred Obeng Boateng, over the alleged sale of five (5) million litres of contaminated fuel. According to the minority, the transaction between BOST and an unlicensed company, Movenpiina, was … Read more
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. This call comes barely 24-hours after ACEP also called on the CEO to step aside for investigations into the matter. … Read more