Majority Caucus in Parliament has described the stance taken by the Minority Caucus on the contaminated fuel sale saga as ‘hypocritical.’
According to them, this was not the first time such incident has occurred at Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company.
Addressing the media in Accra, last week, the majority called for a full-scale forensic audit into the activities of BOST, starting from 2009 to-date.
The majority in Parliament explained that the controversy at BOST was only a symptom of a deep-seated rot under the leadership of the immediate past BOST Managing Director, Mr. Kwame Awuah Darko.
They alleged that between 2014 and 2015 alone, there was a bi-monthly transfer of between GHC2.5 to GHC3.5 million to the then Chief of Staff’s office from BOST, ostensibly from the sale of contaminated fuel.
The acting Chairman of the Energy Committee of Parliament, Mr. Emmanuel Akwasi Gyamfi, who addressed the media, outlined a number of allegations of malfeasance and fuel contamination under the Mahama administration.
“In 2014, under the NDC, a similar contamination occurred. The quantity involved was 4.6 million litres. In 2015, still under the NDC, another contamination occurred. This time the quantity involved was 9.9 million litres.
“Again in 2016, the country witnessed the mother of all contaminations. The quantity involved amounted to 12 million litres,” he lamented.
The majority further alleged that the contaminated fuel saga under the current BOST management was detected in January shortly after the change in government.
“The 5 million litres of contaminated fuel was detected on January 18, 2017, exactly 11 days after the swearing in of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mr. Alfred Obeng, the current MD of BOST, had not at that time assumed office to take over, and Mr. Awuah Darko was still effectively the CEO of BOST,” they argued.
It would be recalled that Minority earlier last week called for the immediate interdiction of the Mr. Obeng when the news broke out, and accused him of doing business with unlicensed companies – Zup Oil and Movenpiina, a claim which was later confirmed by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA).
Mr. Obeng was also accused by the minority of causing financial loss to the state to a tune of GHC14.25 million.
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