Mills urged government to reduce price of Premix Fuel

Mankessim (C/R), May 27, GNA - The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Evans John Atta Mills on Monday urged the government to reduce the price of Premix Fuel to make life bearer to fishermen.

Prof. Mills said the high cost of fuel has almost collapsed the fishing industry in the country since fishing expedition is a venture of uncertainties.

He made the call at a mini-rally at Mankessim as part of his two-week tour of the Central Region.

A large number of party supporters and sympathisers defied the earlier down pour and invaded the rally grounds making crowd control very difficult for the police and his bodyguards.

Prof. Mills said the hike in the prices of fuel has a telling effect onfarmers who could not convey their products to the market centres and added that when they were able to reach the markets they did not get good prices for their items.

He advised the elderly people in the society to educate the youth on the socio-economic situation of the country at the time PNDC came to power to enable them judge whether PNDC/NDC did something good for the country or not.

He said the debt which NPP government claimed they have inherited was accumulated from the previous governments including that of the Progress Party which is the root of NPP.

On the judgement of the Quality Grains case, the NDC Flagbearer said it was unfortunate that the court did not take into consideration the fact that some machines at the project site were being used for milling the country's paddy rice.

Mr Jacob Arthur, Member of Parliament for Mfantseman West said Ghanaian s should expect further high cost of living as the Consumption Tax Bill of two-and- half percent, which has been laid before Parliament would worsen the already precarious situation when passed.