President of the National Fisheries Association, Richter Nii Armah Amarfio, says that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will investigate all illegal and corrupt practices within the premix fuel value chain when voted into power.
According to him, the New Patriotic Party since 2017 has not been able to prosecute anyone who has laid claims to premix fuel.
He asserts that, “Today, when you come to Tema and you are not NPP, they will not give you premix. That is a truism. The premix is being sold by the NPP people who have nothing to do with fishing,”.
Speaking during the “Political Parties Dialogue on the Fisheries Sector on Tuesday September 17, 2024, Mr. Amarfio said that,“His Excellency John Mahama and the NDC government will investigate all illegal and corrupt practices within the premix value chain and make sure that premix is handed over to fishermen and regulated in terms of its management,”.
According to Richter Nii Armah Amarfio, the NDC during its governance from 2012 to 2016 had a clear laid down process for the purchase of premix fuel, which was mostly done through the Premix secretariat.
He added that the fishing industry is “struggling and requires rebuilding, with efforts aimed at restoring and resetting the sector, hence the need for a fisheries center which will provide services to fisherfolk.
