General News of Friday, 11 May 2018Source: citinewsroom.comAssociation fears nationwide gas shortage if LPG retailers strikeLPG retailers have given government one week to rescind it's decision on cylinder recirculationThe Association of LPG Marketing Companies has expressed fears of an acute shortage of LPG in the coming weeks if the government does not intervene to avert a possible strike by the Association of LPG retailers. The Association of LPG Retailers, at a press conference on Monday, gave the government a one-week ultimatum to rescind its decision to implement the cylinder recirculation policy or face its wrath. The LPG Marketing Companies Association, which acts as an intermediary between the bulk distribution companies and the LPG retailers says any decision by the LPG operators to down their tools will adversely affect them. Expressing fears of a possible shortage as a result of the decision, the Vice Chairman for the LPG Marketing Companies Association said: “Whatever action that the retailers take directly affects our operations. In the Association’s view, better vigilance by the Fire Service and the NPA were better safety options than the Cylinder Re-circulation Policy, which they say was abandoned in a previous incarnation in the 1980s.

Source: GhanaWeb May 11, 2018 16:30 UTC