The General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers’ Union (GTPCWU) in the Republic of Ghana has called on President Akufo-Addo to immediately remove three Board of Directors of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) for hijacking the board for their selfish interest.
The union wants the President to remove David Adomako (Board Chairman), Mrs Edith Sapara-Grant and Mr Leon Kendon Appenteng.
Addressing a press conference in Accra, capital of Ghana, National Chairman of General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union, Mr. Bernard Owusu stated that the three board members lack objectivity in decisions towards the search and identification of a credible partner for the revamping of the nation’s premier refinery.
He noted that the current Board Members have been in office for 22 months and held 40 meetings at a cost to the refinery but have failed to find a credible partner for the refinery due to their decision not to open up to all interested potential partners.
“We call on the President to suggest the abrogation and termination of any ongoing discussions, intentions, agreements or arrangements involving DC-Vitol/Baybridge Asset Management Limited (BAML)/Torentco Asset Management Limited (TAML) or TEPL or any person associated with these entities because they have demonstrated their inability to partner with TOR.
“For the gross demonstration of incompetence, by colluding and condoning a conflict of interest and chasing after a nonexistent ghost in the shadow of a credible partner for almost two years, we plead that Mr Leon Kendon Apenteng, Mrs Edith Sapara Grant and Mr David Adomako be removed from the TOR’s Board for the lack of objectivity in the search for a credible partner for TOR,” Mr Bernard Owusu said.
He also called on President Akufo-Addo to intervene to get TOR back on its feet.
“We are, by this statement, calling on the President to immediately put measures in place to get TOR back to refining crude again and bring relief to Ghanaians”.
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