Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Peter Abum Sarkodie, has stated that his outfit cannot entirely take the blame for last Saturday’s gas explosion at Atomic Junction.
The explosion has so far rendered people jobless, whiles records also have it that 7 persons have lost their lives with 132 others injured.
Speaking to CITI FM, the Executive Director of the Agency indicated that even though they have a hand in providing documents for the affected gas station to operate, they are not the only unit per the laws of the country to ensure that they [gas station] comply with the required safety precautions required of them.
“ . . Safety measures do not come under the jurisdiction of the EPA . . . a lot of institutions are responsible for ensuring sound environmental procedures in the country, so partly, I can accept some blame but not all. The Bulk of what happened can’t be directed at the doorsteps of the EPA”, he said.
He noted “We were involved in giving the operator the permit to do so . . . and at a point were mandated to go for inspection and monitoring which we did, so if we left the site and we went back to our office and somebody was to discharge and there is a leakage of gas resulting in a fire outbreak, I think the blame should be laid squarely at the doorstep of the person who was involved in the discharge.”
Source: Elizabeth Semiheva Bedi/Peacefmonline.com
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you people should stop the insults, what do you know? some of the institutions warned them and some of the traders testified so what do you want to hear. if we Ghanaian don't change from our selfish attitude we will never prosper, we shouldn't always blame our leaders but ourselves because we are closer to the problems, the manager of the filling station knew about the leakages but ignored it.
I don't get the problem here. Are EPA officeials supposed to be present at a Gas filling station to supervise when gas is being offloaded to be sure it is being done properly? If so but they were not there, then we can hold them responsible. But if not so, then like the boss says, the station is supposed to take due measures. If the authority inspected and everything was ok and they left and gas is being offloaded and due diligence was not done, the station takes the sole blame. please.
I am shocked at this response. This man obviously deosnt understand his job.if i was president i will fire him instantly
Gyimi leaders. look at people like this
What about those burning car tyres along the motor way and polutting the air every day? wake up!!!!!!
You are certainly one of the people letting Ghana down
Is he still at post?????????? doing what??????????????
If you were in America you would have left your post long ago, but here in Ghana anything goes.