In his response, National President of the Union George Nyaunu lamented the disregard for tanker drivers despite the fact that their line of work puts their lives in danger.

“We transport hazardous material with our lives on the line, but we are paid on tabletop. During Covid-19, the President tagged as essential workers. Till today, the quota that was allocated to us for rendering essential services during the pandemic has not gotten to us. We will ensure our lives are improved even if it will take 20 years, he emphasized.

He mentioned the poor roads in the Tema heavy industrial area, which are still in terrible shape despite the minister of roads’ guarantee that they would be renovated in three months.

This is the reason why you may not be able to purchase petrol in the coming days when you visit any fuel station, but we will have to wait and see if the government acts quickly to avert the impending scarcity.