The Member of Parliament for Gushegu Constituency and former Deputy Minister for Transport, Hassan Tampuli, has credited the Gold for Oil policy introduced by the erstwhile Nana Akufo-Addo administration for the current stability in petroleum prices.
Speaking during the debate on the 2025 budget in Parliament on Wednesday, March 19, he argued that the initiative played a crucial role in reducing fuel costs for Ghanaians.
Mr Tampuli highlighted that before the implementation of the policy in 2022, fuel prices had surged to GHC23 per litre, placing a significant financial burden on consumers.
However, he explained that with the intervention of the Gold for Oil programme, there was a remarkable drop in prices, with petroleum products now retailing between GHC13 and GHC14 per litre, depending on the product.
“The Gold for Oil programme has been one of the main reasons why we still have this stability in the price of petroleum products. At some point in 2022, Mr Speaker, prices had gone up to GHC23 per litre, and by the singular intervention of Gold for Oil, we have seen a remarkable drop in the prices all the way to GHC13, and currently, we are hovering around GHC13 and GHC14, depending on the product you are buying,” he stated.
He, therefore, urged the current National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to acknowledge the positive impact of the policy and commend the previous administration for implementing a measure that continues to benefit Ghanaians.
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