The founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Mr. Franklin Cudjoe, has urged Ghanaians who criticised the erstwhile Mahama administration to call on the current Akufo-Addo regime, to address the increment in fuel prices.
In a Facebook post on Monday, the policy expert lamented the recent rise in fuel prices across the country.
According to him, if care is not taken, the price of petrol alone, may hit 10 cedis per litre very soon; and therefore the need for ‘fair-minded’ Ghanaians to speak up.
“Yeah, Ukrainian conflict has had impact on fuel prices, but 60 pesewas avoidable tax per litre and the runaway cedi against forex preceded the conflict. The latter may push the ex-pump price of petroĺ to nearly 10 cedis per litre by end week according to COPEC.
Meanwhile Ghana as an oiĺ producing nation benefits from rising crude prices. The least government can do is to cushion us with the windfall oil revenue if it fails to remove the odious taxes and gives up on the dangling cedi. I think all fair-minded citizens who once spoke up during JM’s time must call on govt to listen now to avoid further street protests”, the post read.
GhanaFeed.com