The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has demanded clarity on the alleged sale of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to Sentuo Oil Refinery.
ASEPA in a statement issued on Monday, April 8, disclosed that it received a whistle-blower alert from a TOR insider about a meeting between TOR management and the Chinese-owned private oil refinery, Sentuo Oil Refinery Ltd.
The statement which was issued and signed by the Executive Director, Mensah Thompson, issued a statement further alleged that the meeting was allegedly to discuss the sale of the national refinery to Sentuo.
“The meeting we were informed lasted from 10 am to 1 pm at the premises of the TOR after which there was a large celebration at Sentuo Oil Refinery Ltd to celebrate the outcome of the supposed meeting. The said meeting till now has not been reported in the media neither has Tema Oil Refinery issued an official statement on the matter,” it said.
ASEPA has also expressed their preparedness to invoke the Right to Information Law to compel both TOR and Sentuo Oil Refinery to disclose the nature of their relationship and whether TOR has been outrightly sold to Sentuo.
“The RTI request would also demand from the management of TOR to disclose to the general public the content of the April 4th meeting between both parties and what the ramifications are for the future of TOR,” it added.
Read the statement below:
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
