Also, they have called on the Special Prosecutor to investigate the activities of the refinery which President Nana Akufo-Addo commissioned in January.

In a joint statement, COPEC and IES alleged the refinery is operating without the appropriate permit from the NPA and also supplying substandard.

“These worrying developments by the Sentuo Oil Refinery in pumping sub-standard products unto the Ghanaian market, if left to continue could see a surge in malfunctioning engines, particularly in the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and the three Northern regions as a larger bulk of these bad products are believed to have been trucked to these regions,” the statement read in parts.

Meanwhile, they have threatened to take legal action against the Ghana Standards Authority and NPA if the situation is not addressed.

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According to him, their checks have revealed that, about 300 tanker trucks have so far been imported into the country.

Mr Doe noted that, the union has informed the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) which is the regulatory body, but no concrete step has been taken.

Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, he said their businesses risk collapse if relevant stakeholders do not take immediate action.

“We discovered these tankers have been brought in by Sentuo Refinery, which is about to start the production of oil and gas. Already, the union members own about 5,000 trucks, and bringing in new ones to do the same job as ours will only create unhealthy competition,” he lamented.

Mr Doe has therefore appealed to government to intervene to ensure Sentuo focuses on production and leaves the transportation of the products to the tanker unions.

“We are already confronted with the situation and we are confused because it is creating fear and panic,” he said.

Mr. Doe warned that if the regulatory body fails to act, they will put matters in their own hands and resist the operation of these foreign tankers.

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