The Member of Parliament for Akatsi South Constituency in the Volta Region says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government insulted Ghanaians with the decision taken on the controversial sale of contaminated fuel at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company (BOST). In Mr. Bernard Ahiafor’s assessment, “it sounds so insulting that at the time that … Read more
Government response to the fuel contamination scandal that has hit the state-owned Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) leaves much to be desired as it has degenerated into the usual NDC and NPP political football which leaves the poor tax payer, worst for it. The facts are intriguing. A whooping 5 million litres … Read more
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) and the National Petroleum Authority have been dragged to court over the contaminated fuel saga. The Managing Director of BOST, Alfred Obeng, Movempinaa Energy, Zupoil and MacWest have all been joined to the suit filed by a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) called Strategic Thinkers Network-Africa. BOST had … Read more
The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) is on the heels of Kingsley Kwame Awuah-Darko, the immediate-past Managing Director (MD) of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited, over some alleged payments and withdrawals from the government’s account. The account in question is the Chief of Staff’s ‘Sundry Account’ which the BOST boss … Read more
Pressure group Occupy Ghana has described the recent Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) report on the BOST saga as “so deficient in several, material ways and leaves so many questions unanswered” hence calling for a re-probe into the allegations. The BNI after its investigations exonerated the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage Distribution and … Read more
Findings of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and National Security, which exonerate the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), were “at best juvenile and delinquent,” President of policy think tank, IMANI, Franklin Cudjoe, has said. The security agencies, after a probe said Mr. Alfred Obeng Boateng did no … Read more
Government has set up a committee to review the operations of BOST aimed at ending the recurring oil contamination saga. Announcing the establishment of the committee last Tuesday in Accra at a news conference, Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, said the committee will be led by a chemical engineering expert and it is expected to … Read more
The outspoken MP was said to have claimed that Mr Hosi offered a one million-dollar bribe to the CEO of BOST to influence the sale of five million litres of contaminated fuel, which went to two companies, in his favour. But Mr Hosi has denied the claim in a writ issued at the High Court … Read more
The Head of Department of Early Childhood Education at the University Of Education, Winneba (UEW) in the Central Region, Dr. Ahmed Jinapor, has charged institutions that are handling the alleged sale of contaminated fuel at the Bulk Oil Storage Transport Company Limited (BOST) to consider the plight o f the people of Ghana and not … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Senyo Hosi, has sued outspoken member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong for defamation. Joined to the suit is Kencity Media limited, a company that manages Oman FM and Net2 TV, all owned by Kennedy Agyapong and the Deputy Executive … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has launched a scathing attack on the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government, saying they have displayed no commitment to fighting corruption. “What we have been treated to in this embarrassing spectacle is a new government that has arrived to dash the hopes of many Ghanaians,” Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu said on Wednesday. He was … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has described as insulting, government’s handling of the BOST fuel contamination saga. They contend that, the BNI and the Energy Ministry are engaged in a collusion to cover up the alleged rot to save the Managing Director, Alfred Obeng. The comments follow Thursday’s press conference by the Energy Ministry absolving the … Read more
The BOST contaminated fuel saga is a major test case for the country’s resolve to fight corruption and the lack of accountability. It is also an evidence of our state as a people, a people whose sense of reason is moderated by political colours and tribal stereotyping, with limited commitment to our nation. We have … Read more
Pressure group, Coalition for Social Justice (CSJ), is putting pressure on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack the Managing Director (MD) of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company, Mr. Alfred Obeng Boateng. “We are surprised at the loud silence of President Akufo-Addo since the dirty fuel scandal hit the country. As a self-professed … Read more
The Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko has indicated that the eight member committee tasked to look into the alleged sale of 5 million litres of contaminated fuel to Movenpiina, would now offer advice to the Minister on how to avert the possible sale of contaminated or off-spec products. According to him, the mandate also comes after … Read more
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has said it will punish Movenpinna Energy, Zup Oil and over forty other unlicensed companies that purchased off-spec fuel from BOST despite government’s claim that there was nothing wrong in the transaction. According to the acting Chief Executive of the NPA, Hassan Tampuli, although it is still investigating the matter, its preliminary … Read more
The Member of Parliament for the Efutu Constituency in the Central Region, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, says the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) government was benefiting from the continuous fuel contamination at the Bulk Oil Storage Transport Company Limited (BOST). This he said was why for the past eight years, fuel continuously got contaminated yet nothing … Read more
The Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has refuted claims by the minority group in parliament that the BNI and National Security are covering up rot at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST). The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, at a press conference accused the BNI of covering up malfeasance in the sale of … 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
Majority Caucus in Parliament has described the stance taken by the Minority Caucus on the contaminated fuel sale saga as ‘hypocritical.’ According to them, this was not the first time such incident has occurred at Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company. Addressing the media in Accra, last week, the majority called for a full-scale … Read more