The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), Dr.

Riverson Oppong, has emphasised that security is a major barrier to operating fuel stations overnight-an essential component for realising the government's proposed 24-hour economy policy.

Speaking on the challenges some OMCs face on Channel One TV's Face to Face on Tuesday June 17, he revealed that several member companies have attempted to keep stations open during late hours but were discouraged due to repeated incidents of armed robbery and theft. "There have been several attempts by some OMCs to sell fuel in the middle of the night, but robbery and thieves will not allow them to do that.

Some of them have been robbed," he said. "I still have videos of such incidents on my laptop that were shared with me by some of the OMCs.