The Concerned second Hand Dealers Association has kicked against Energy Commission's decision to ban the importation of secondhand items into the country.
Speaking to the media the chairman of the Association,Daniel Asare said statement made by the Energy Commission some months ago on the ban of importation of some second hand or home used products must be well addressed since it will affect the directly.
According to him,reasons of Energy Commission on some appliances are all false because they do not have any scientific proof to those allegations.
Energy Commission recently hinted that Ghana has become a dumping site or grounds for second hand items, secondhand items consume a lot of energy and the use of secondhand items or anything not newly bought are harmful and hazardous to human health.
He added that the news of banning the importation of secondhand items into the country by the Energy Commission came to them as a surprise since Energy Commission itself has admitted that 80 to 90 % of secondhand items meet standards which they want to regulate.
Further, he stated that,the Concerned secondhand dealers Association would want the entire public to understand that items brought into the country for sale goes through proper monetary and check before importing them into the country.
Mr Daniel Asare seized the opportunity to call on government to come to their aid by considering the huge number of people who are engaged in the business and the direct beneficiaries and the numerous number of people who patronise their items.
He added that now that there is economic hardship all over the world why will Energy Commission will say they are taking their jobs which feeds over millions of people in the county from their hands and not forgotten about their contribution to the country's GDP.
Meanwhile president of GUTA, Dr Joseph Obeng has assured members of the association that his leadership will go the extra mile to ensure that their businesses will not be taken away from them.
He therefore entreat importers to be mindful to the condition of items they do import into the country.
SOURCE KWADWO BARFFOUR