THE National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has charged oil marketing companies (OMCs) in the Kumasi metropolis and its environs to refrain from adulterating their products with the intention of maximising profits.
The Technical Director of the NPA, Mr Isaac C. Tagoe, who gave the directive, warned that companies found to be indulging in activities that adversely affected the quality of their products would not only be sanctioned but also have their licences withdrawn.
He said spot checks conducted recently in Accra by the NPA revealed that some companies did not only adulterate their products, making it impossible for motorists to get the desired quality, but also adjusted their pumps to deny motorists the needed quantity.
Mr Tagoe gave the warning when he introduced the newly appointed NPA Zonal Manager for the northern sector, Mr Samuel Asare Bediako, to managers of OMCs in Kumasi.
Mr Bediako, who is a mechanical engineer with 24 years’ working experience, was working with Total Petroleum Ghana Limited as its Engineering Manager.
With his new appointment, Mr Bediako will be in charge of the day-to-day administration of programmes, inspection, compliance and monitoring of products and programmes in the northern sector.
He will also be in charge of the issuing of licences and permits to enhance their operations.
Mr Tagoe urged the management of the OMCs in the Kumasi metropolis and its environs to collaborate more meaningfully with the new manager in his operations.
Mr Bediako gave the assurance that he would collaborate with the management of the OMCs in all their endeavours.
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