{"id":272878,"date":"2011-01-06T02:42:06","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T02:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=44947"},"modified":"2011-01-06T02:42:06","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T02:42:06","slug":"dep-energy-minister-npp-lacks-credibility-when-it-comes-to-petroleum-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/06\/dep-energy-minister-npp-lacks-credibility-when-it-comes-to-petroleum-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Dep Energy Minister: NPP Lacks Credibility When It Comes To Petroleum Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Minister of Energy, Mr.  Emmanuel Kofi Buah, has lashed out at the opposition New Patriotic Party  (NPP) following criticisms about the recent hike in fuel prices.  According to him, the NDC will not allow a group of people (NPP) without  credibility to confuse Ghanaians on the fuel prices.<br \/>\nPetroleum  products saw a drastic increase in price of 20 to 30 percent on Monday,  January 3 but the NPA in a statement has attributed International crude  prices, which are currently above 90 dollars a barrel, as basis for the  price increases at the pump.<br \/>\nThe Minority in Parliament,  however, at a Press Conference blasted the John Atta Mills led  administration over the recent fuel price hikes, saying the price  increases are a direct opposite of a major campaign promise made in the  run up to the 2008 general election to drastically reduce fuel prices.<br \/>\nThe  NPP accused the NDC government of demonstrating incompetence and lack  of transparency in the management of the nation\u2019s petroleum sector,  adding that the NDC \u201clied its way to win political power.\u201d<br \/>\nBut in a quick rebuttal, the Deputy Energy Minister, in an interview with <strong>Shamima Moslem<\/strong> on <strong>Citi Eyewitness News<\/strong>,  was emphatic that the NPP does not have the credibility to comment on  Petroleum matters. According to him, the NPP was economical with the  truth regarding issues pertaining to fuel and its prices when they were  in government.<br \/>\n\u201cLet me make it clear that the people of Ghana  understand that when it comes to credibility on petroleum matters,  petroleum prices and who has been very truthful in petroleum matters,  the NDC government clearly comes on top,\u201d he stated.<br \/>\nHe alleged  that NPP is shamelessly creating a scene about increases in fuel prices  and TOR levy when in actual fact, they caused the \u2018mess\u2019.<br \/>\n\u201cThe  NPP today is making so much noise, they are not even ashamed of the  incredible debt they left this country. Why are we still talking about  TOR levy?\u2026These are issues we are trying to address without making noise  about it, but everytime the same people who created the mess will not  be quiet. They are making so much noise and you can\u2019t help but to find  out why we are in the mess in the first place,\u201d he fumed.<br \/>\n\u201cThe  NPP accrued over 720 million Ghana cedis TOR levy between 2003 and 2008  and they did not apply a penny to the debt but they keep making  arguments about the numbers. When you leave 1.5 billion Ghana cedis with  20% interest and you don\u2019t pay a dime out of it; it is not a sleeping  dog, it grows. So every morning, the number will be different,\u201d he  added.<br \/>\nAccording to him, the NDC government has shown a lot of  commitment within its two years in power to settle the TOR Levy by  paying an amount of 445 million Ghana cedis of the debt.<br \/>\nHe  pointed out that the Mills\u2019 administration will not continue to  subsidize fuel prices at the expense of providing critical  infrastructure, education, health facilities amongst others, adding that  the NPP is just trying to confuse the people of Ghana who are already  having difficulties accepting the increase in fuel prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Minister of Energy, Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Buah, has lashed out at the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) following criticisms about the recent hike in fuel prices. According to him, the NDC will not allow a group of people (NPP) without credibility to confuse Ghanaians on the fuel prices. 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