The Ghana Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Operators Association of Ghana (GLiPGOA) has declared their intention to strike beginning next week as part of a protest against the gas cylinder re-circulation policy which government intends to introduce.

Members of the Operators Associationhave declared to strike on Monday May 21,2018  over failure of government to address their concerns with the Cylinder Recirculation Module.

According to the association, the re-circulation policy will render about 7,000 people jobless and wants government to cancel it.

The President of the association, Torgbi Adaku V in a letter to members stated that the strike will start from Monday.

"After a grace period of One Week was given to enable a favourable response to be issued by Government elapsed, the 2nd GLiPGOA National Emergency Meeting organised on the 15th of May, 2018, unanimously resolved that with effect from 6:00am, Monday the 21st of May, 2018, a nationwide strike action be called and all services to the general public at all LPG filling plants in the country should cease then until further notice," the letter read.

President Nana Akufo-Addo, on the advice of Cabinet, on 12 October 2017, directed that the model be implemented as part of measures to ensure that the nation does not experience any more gas explosions after public outcry greeted the massive explosion of an LPG filling station at Atomic Junction in Accra.

The model, if implemented, will ensure that LPG Bottling Plants are sited away from congested commercial and populated centres. The plants will also procure, brand, maintain and fill empty cylinders to be distributed to consumers and households through retail outlets.