The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture has paid more than GH¢174 million to premix fuel suppliers to clear legacy under-recovery debts as part of efforts to restore supplier confidence, stabilise premix fuel distribution and support reforms in the fisheries sector.
Mrs Emelia Arthur, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, announced this at the Ministry’s Mid-Year Media Engagement in Accra.
She said GH¢174,310,704.45 had been paid out of total accruals of GH¢255,858,803.45, covering 2025 and the period from January to May 2026.
The Minister said GH¢156,911,773.18 was paid in 2025, clearing all outstanding obligations for that year, while GH¢17,398,931.27 was paid for January to May 2026, leaving an outstanding balance of GH¢81,548,099.00.
Mrs Arthur said the Government supplied 22.41 million litres of premix fuel to beneficiary fishing communities nationwide between January and June 2026.
She said the volume represented an increase of more than 58 percent compared with the same period in 2025 and more than 20 percent above the corresponding period in 2024.
“The improvement reflects our determination to ensure that fishing communities have a more predictable and reliable supply of premix fuel,” she said.
Mrs Arthur said the Ministry had strengthened oversight of Community Development Funds generated from premix fuel sales following concerns over their management.
She said audits and reconciliations covering about GH¢4.98 million had been completed in 42 of the country’s 60 fisheries districts by June, representing 70 per cent national coverage.
According to the Minister, the exercise identified delayed deposits, poor bookkeeping, unauthorised expenditure and other financial management weaknesses.
She said the Ministry had organised bookkeeping and financial management training for Landing Beach Committees and other fisheries stakeholders to improve accountability.
Mrs Arthur said the Ministry was also digitising Ghana’s premix fuel distribution system to improve transparency and reduce opportunities for manipulation.
She said 138 of the planned 157 automation sites had been completed and equipped, with 74 currently operational, including 24 commissioned during the first half of the year.
Mrs Arthur said the National Premix Fuel Secretariat’s Premix Tracker and Dashboard had improved monitoring, accountability and decision-making across the premix fuel supply chain.
