The Tanker Drivers Union has expressed concern about the potential threat to their business if the Chinese refinery, Sentuo Oil, persists in unloading fuel within the country.A member of the Union, speaking to JoyNews, warned that if this practice continues, the drivers will cease the transportation of fuel nationwide.

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He emphasized that Ghanaian laws mandate that the transportation of petroleum products should exclusively be carried out by Ghanaian companies, and thus, Chinese firms should not be permitted to unload petroleum products.Jantuah added that boycotting their business is their last resort if nothing is done about the situation which “will obviously bring shortages of fuel in the country.

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”“The moment we deregulated, at the time it was GNPC distributing, the moment we deregulated, it was made that that portion should be given to Ghanaians so if you see, Shell, BP has tankers which do not belong to them but because we pick for them, we paint our tankers with their emblem but they don’t own the tankers.

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“So why should the refinery now say that they have their tankers and distributing? Do TOR, NPA, and BDCs have their own tankers? They all depend on us so if you are coming in, you are going to kill our business and we have to fight for it,” he said.Jantuah stated that the tanker drivers are currently frustrated by the situation because the majority of them owe money.

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As a result, the union is urging the National Petroleum Authority to act as soon as possible to avoid further difficulties.

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