The National Premix Fuel Secretariat (NPFS) has warned that former Landing Beach Committee (LBC) members from the period 2017-2024 who dishonored its accountability summons risk penalties for failing to render accounts to their communities.
The Administrator for the Secretariat, Ebo Mensah, stated that it is unacceptable for former LBCs not to account for the 53 per cent of proceeds retained from fuel sales during their tenure.
The NPFS is currently on a regional accountability tour across fishing communities in the Western and Central Regions. A directive in its letter dated December 11, 2025, instructed all current and former LBCs (specifically from 2017-2024) to account for funds generated from premix fuel sales to their respective communities.
The exercise began on Tuesday, December 16, with all LBCs in Sekondi-Takoradi scheduled to present their accounts. Reports, however, indicated that the Sekondi LBC dishonored the invitation.
Speaking exclusively to Orokodo Kasaebo on Connect FM, Mr. Mensah indicated that the respective Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) will officially write to the former LBCs to grant them another opportunity to account.
He stressed that necessary actions under the National Premix Fuel Committee Regulations, 2016 (L.I. 2233) will be triggered should they fail to comply.
“There is a provision in L.I. 2233 that recognizes the MMDCEs as local managers of the LBCs in the respective communities we supply with premix fuel. So, we are going to officially write to them and grant them the mandate to follow up to ensure that these groups account for their stewardship,” he said.
“…This includes working with the necessary state agencies to ensure that all monies generated on behalf of the communities are accounted for. The state subsidizes the premix fuel, so it is right that we strengthen accountability,” he explained.
Taking cognizance of the situation, Mr. Ebo Mensah hinted that the Secretariat would strictly enforce provisions of L.I. 2233, which require LBCs to render accounts to their communities quarterly.
“There is a provision in L.I. 2233 that mandates the LBCs to render accounts to their respective communities on a quarterly basis. We are going to trigger that provision and, in collaboration with the various MMDCEs, ensure full compliance,” he emphasized.
Mr. Mensah stressed that accountability offers LBCs the opportunity to build trust and credibility in managing premix fuel sales in coastal communities.
