No fuel shortage - Gov't

Government on Monday said there was no fuel shortage in the country hence there was no need for panic buying of the commodity.

Mr. Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, Minister of Information and Presidential Affairs, in statement said the Ministry of Energy was setting up a Task force to conduct checks at filling stations and that anyone caught hoarding fuel would be appropriately sanctioned.

He said, "the government notes with concern the queue forming at filling stations in Accra and parts of the country."

The statement gave the assurance to the public that, "production of fuel for supply to filling stations has not been interrupted and stock levels remain normal. "The queues at the filling stations can therefore, only result from hoarding by filling stations and panic buying by motorist," he noted.