Some aggrieved workers of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) have once again raised concerns over the government’s plans to revamp the operations of the refinery through Torentco Asset Management.
The aggrieved workers are alleging that the new board that took over the operation of the company has not done anything in the interest of the company.
They have also expressed concerns over the formation of two separate companies that still have Torentco as one of their shareholders.
The workers lamented that the company in question keeps changing its name, and the latest one is Tema Energy Processing Limited.
The workers have since met with the Minister responsible for Energy to discuss their concerns.
They have since opposed the Torentco-TOR deal, demanding the reassessment of Torentco over claims that Torentco does not have the expertise to take over TOR.
They now claim that the two newly constituted entities—Tema Energy and Processing Ltd. and TOR Workers Charity Trust LBG—are part of a big plot devised by the TOR’s administration to carry out its lease agreement with Torentco.
“We are not against any company taking over TOR. We are saying the company that is coming to take over TOR should be of good track record; it must be capable and credible but not some group of people who will go and sit and form a company to take over the refinery and make money -that we will resist. TOR is for Ghanaians, and we are supposed to be given a fair deal. So, with this new companies, we will resist with our last blood to ensure that right thing is done”, said Bernard Owusu, National Chairman of the General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
