Upper Manya Krobo DCE: No more tension at Akateng
The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Upper Manya Krobo, Mr Joseph Tetteh Angmor, has stated that the District Security Committee (DISEC) has restored peace among the fishermen at Akateng.
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He said the DISEC resolved the issue and later supervised the fishermen to elect one James Ayittah as the new Chief Fisherman, and a new Landing Beach Committee (LBC) formed to be in charge of managing the government-supplied premix fuel in the area.
The DCE told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) this at Asesewa.
A misunderstanding recently arose concerning who among the fishermen should take charge of managing the government-supplied premix fuel to the Akateng LBC.
One faction, led by Nene Narh Asideka Adjaotor, threatened to set ablaze any amount of premix fuel that would be supplied to Akateng through the assemblyman.
On the other hand, members of the boat owners association, the main consumers of the premix fuel, who work on River Afram, also threatened to leave the Akateng shores to another place if the Adjaotor faction was allowed to manage the fuel.
Should they carry out their threats, fishing business in Akateng would end and the revenue base of the district would dwindle.
The boat owners advocated that the assemblyman for Akateng should continue to manage the fuel, as they could get it at the approved price of GH¢5.50 per gallon.
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The National Inland Fisheries Committee in Accra stopped supplying fuel to the Akateng LBC.
As a result, some LBCs allegedly took advantage of that and started selling the fuel to the area at exorbitant prices. The situation, therefore, created tension at Akateng.
According to Mr Angmor, the DISEC has petitioned the National Inland Fisheries Committee to start the supply of the premix fuel to the new LBC.
“We are only waiting for their feedback and I am sure it will be positive. Akateng LBC will soon get the supply of the premix fuel and business will flow peacefully,” he said.