Energy Commission to investigate allegations

The Energy Commission on Tuesday said it would investigate a publication in which officials of the Ghana Standards Board and some dealers in petroleum products were accused of corrupt practices.

A statement in Accra signed by Mrs. Irene Nyantekye-Owusu, Public Affairs Manager of the Commission said as a regulatory body mandated to ensure standardised performances in the petroleum industry, it would get to the bottom of the issue and sanction the perpetrators accordingly.

It said the Commission would start its investigation around all petrol filling stations in the country.

The Wednesday Feb 19 edition of the Daily Dispatch published that officials of the Ghana Standards Board and some dealers in petroleum products had embarked on deals in the sale of petrol.

According to the publication the deal had created a situation where users of petroleum products, especially motorists were being cheated.