Members of the landing beach premix committees rendering accounts to the community in the presence of some National Premix Fuel Secretariat officials

Cape Coast landing beach committees generate GH¢545,514

Daily Graphic Mar - 04 - 2026 , 09:57 3 minutes read

Community development funds accruing from Landing Beach Committees (LBCs) across Cape Coast, Abura Asebu Kwamankese (AAK) and Mfantseman in the Central Region, amounted to GH¢545,513.62 in total, since January, 2025.

This followed an intensive accountability exercise conducted by the National Premix Fuel Secretariat.

The exercise formed part of the government’s ongoing reforms to enforce compliance with Legislative Instrument, L.I. 2233, which requires that 53 per cent of proceeds from premix fuel sales be reserved strictly for community development projects within fishing communities.

Significance

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur, described the accountability exercise as a turning point in fisheries governance.

“Premix fuel is not merely a subsidy; it is a social intervention designed to uplift fishing communities.

The government will ensure that funds meant for development reach the people they are intended for,” she said.

The minister said strict enforcement of L.I. 2233 would restore public confidence and curb the diversion of resources meant for coastal development.

Awareness

The Administrator of the National Premix Fuel Secretariat, Ebow Mensah, also said that the three-day monitoring tour revealed that many residents were previously unaware that a significant portion of the proceeds from premix sales legally belonged to their communities.

“This exercise has opened the eyes of the communities themselves. People now understand that 53 per cent of premix proceeds must return to them in the form of development projects,” he said.

Mr Mensah added that the engagements had empowered residents to demand transparency and accountability from committee members entrusted with managing public funds.

Breakdown

Figures released by the secretariat showed that 20 landing beaches within the region’s coastal belt rendered their accounts by February 25, 2026, covering three major districts – Cape Coast, AAK and Mfantseman.

Cape Coast OLA Landing Beach posted (GH¢14,135.95); Brofoyedur (GH¢28,842.37); Abrofo Mpoano (GH¢21,873.65); Ekon (GH¢32,070.61), and Duakor Abakam (GH¢80,744.16).

Abura Asebu Kwamankese District, Moree, posted (GH¢32,311.26); Efano Moree (GH¢8,000), and Moree main (GH¢44,094.62).

Mfantseman Municipality and Birwa Main accounted for (GH¢16,143.25); Birwa Lower Main (GH¢19,856.37); Komantse (GH¢21,981.03); Komantse Hasowodze (GH¢19,702.52); Nankesedo (GH¢16,274.24); Egyaa (GH¢26,159.24); Anomabo Main (GH¢20,657.43); Anomabo Lower (GH¢47,400); Abandze (GH¢28,629.15); Hinii (GH¢17,808.58); Ankaful Saltpond (GH¢31,045.20), and Saltpond Main (GH¢17,784.61).

The secretariat said that some withdrawals captured in the accounts were currently under review as part of measures to strengthen financial oversight.

Reactions

At the Moree landing beach, a fisherman, Kojo Mensah, 54, welcomed the reforms, saying, “For years, we only heard about premix money, but we never saw what it was used for.

Now they are explaining everything to us. If this continues, our landing beach will finally see real development.”

At Anomabo, a fish processor, Maame Efua Nyamekye, said the exercise had strengthened community oversight.

“We now know the money belongs to us. The committees must account to the people.

This will help improve sanitation and storage facilities for our work,” she said.

A canoe owner, Opanyin Kweku Atta, at Birwa Main Landing Beach, described the engagement as long overdue, saying, “transparency brings peace.

When accounts are clear, there is less conflict in the community.

We support the government to continue these inspections.”

Reforms

The premix fuel secretariat said that the accountability exercise would become a regular quarterly requirement to ensure strict adherence to L.I. 2233 across all landing beaches nationwide.

The initiatives form part of a broader government effort to restore discipline, strengthen transparency, and promote equitable distribution within Ghana’s premix fuel system while redirecting resources into tangible community development projects along the coast.