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A Senior Research Fellow at the Kumasi Technical University, Dr. Smart Sarpong, has appealed to the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to come to the rescue of Ghanaians as fuel prices shoot up. 

As fuel prices have hiked up to 10 cedis per litre, there are fears it will aggravate the living conditions of citizens in Ghana.

The increase has also consequently affected various sectors of the economy, particularly with commodities and transport services.

Some people also dread, with the way the prices are going high, it might result in Ghana returning to HIPC (Highly Indebted Poor Country) status.

Addressing the petrol crisis, Dr. Smart Sarpong noted that the crisis is a world problem but not a problem peculiar to Ghana.

He expounded that the prices are going high almost everywhere in the world.

However, he called on President Akufo-Addo to take a cue from the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, who has ably managed his economy well in the midst of the crisis, hence relieving his citizens of the hardships associated with this world crisis.

Dr. Smart Sarpong, speaking on Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'', made a solemn appeal to the President to find ways to reduce the prices believing the reduction will do the populace so much good.

". . I'm looking that after cabinet some of the good news we may hear from there is that government has tried to cushion us a little with the fuel price . . . " he said.

"I think it's a good time for the President and cabinet to tell us good news regarding the fuel prices," he added.