The Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Duncan Amoah, has urged the government to focus on essential services affecting the cost of living, even as some economic indicators show improvement.
Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, January 10, Mr Amoah acknowledged that certain prices are falling, but warned that rising costs of basic services, particularly water supply, continue to strain households.
He highlighted that in many communities across Accra and other parts of the country, taps do not run regularly, forcing residents to rely on private water tanker operators to meet their daily needs. According to him, the expenses associated with purchasing water from these services have significantly increased household costs.
“While other things are coming down, there is also the need not to lose focus on the others that we seem to be paying more for. There is the issue of water supply within the country. It is not untrue that for most communities in Accra here and other parts of the country, the taps are simply not flowing. And so people have resorted to buying water from these truck guys. It makes the cost of living quite expensive. I think that whiles we target the micro indicators, the very things that also affect the pocket or livelihoods of Ghanaians, we should not lose focus on them, one being water,” he said.
Mr Amoah’s comments come as consumers continue to grapple with the rising costs of essential utilities, highlighting the gap between headline economic improvements and day-to-day household realities.
