The Vice President of thea Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers Association, Gabriel Kumi, has urged the government to take urgent practical steps to resolve the concerns of the tanker drivers or possibly face a shortage of LPG and other petroleum products in the coming days.

Speaking on Market Place on Joy News, he asserted that the sit-down action by drivers has caused scarcity in some gas outlets.

This has triggered a rush for the commodity in certain areas, putting pressure on Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) with little supplies.

"I did indicate on Monday [June 26, 2023] that if this strike is averted, we will start seeing cues at our LPG outlets, and that's what is happening now."

"At the moment, some stations have run out and that has put pressure on the stations with stocks”, he added.

He furthered that if government fails to act by Friday [June 30, 2023], the situation could aggravate.

"Looking at the stock situation, if they don't get a refill within 24hrs by Friday [June 30, 2023], we may have serious crisis. And you know Friday will lead us to the weekend and that will not be good for the country."

Mr. Kumi added that the tanker drivers will not transport LPG till they see the construction of roads.

He ended with a passionate call to the government to commit resources to the construction of roads in the petroleum enclaves as demanded by the drivers.

“The drivers are taking nothing apart from fixing the roads. Our stocks are running out and somebody must listen to us. Please fix this problem as quickly as possible”.

The calls come on the back of a nationwide strike by tanker drivers to drive home their demands for the rehabilitation of the roads in the petroleum enclave of Tema, Takoradi, Kumasi and Buipe.