Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has revealed that her outfit has developed and utilizing a new software which ensures the efficient management of premix fuel in the country.
She says this is part of plans to deal with smuggling and the many factors mitigating the fuel product.
Speaking in parliament, she said the software is very robust and also makes management of the product easy to monitor.
“The new software allows my office to track the movement of premix fuel across the country. The software, which is currently in use, gives details of the product and its distribution point. “Now we are coming with a more efficient one [technology]. When I am even in the office, I can see the truck that is loading and the quantity that will be in the tank and whenever a fisherman draws premix fuel from the dispenser, I will know,” she said.
Earlier this year, as a result of shortage of the product in Jamestown, the National Premix Fuel Secretariat (NPFS) swore to bring persons engaged in the hoarding of the product to book if caught.
Administrator of the NPFS, Nana Abrokwa Asare, cautioned players in the industry against hoarding of the limited resource.
“My secretariat has observed the trend of hoarding during supply challenges as is being experienced”, he said
“Usually when we have challenges in the system, the issue of hoarding and exorbitant sale of premix fuel is on the ascendency. People want to thrive on the shortages to buy as much as they want and then sell at a higher price. We are dealing with such people. People who are found culpable will be arrested, and we make sure that punitive measures are brought against such persons,” he added.
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