The General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU) of TUC has called on President John Mahama to immediately investigate the operations of the immediate past Board Members of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR).
In a statement, the union emphasized the need for transparency and accountability.
GTPCWU demanded that the probe be conducted by an Independent Non-Partisan Committee to review, focusing on due diligence regarding the activities and performance of the board.
“Being a public institution, TOR holds significant importance to the nation; the TOR BOD must be held accountable for all decisions that had adverse financial consequences, which were proven to be driven by personal interest during its tenure,” portions of the statement read.
The union noted that the activities of the erstwhile TOR BOD suggest a deliberate intention to engage known individuals and affiliates within the previous government to partner with TOR for various transactions in a non-transparent manner.
“Therefore, sanctioning an independent and transparent review of TOR BOD’s actions will safeguard the public trust and ensure adherence to best practices in state governance, administration, and financial management,” the statement added.
As part of the committee’s work, GTPCWU has proposed that the investigation focus on the negligence of engaging Decimal Capital-VITOL in a joint partnership with TOR.
Additionally, allowing the incorporation of a special purpose vehicle, “Torentco Asset Management Limited,” by the shareholders of Decimal Capital to cover up all its structural irregularities and flaws identified by the union executives.
“With the above-failed attempts, the TOR BOD colluded with the shareholder of Torentco Asset Management Limited, Mr. Michael Darko, Mr. Christopher Hesse-Tetteh, and some compromised workers of TOR to incorporate Tema Energy and Processing Limited in August 2023.
“These TOR workers were made to incorporate a company limited by guarantee named TOR Workers Charity Trust for 20% shares in Tema Energy and Processing Limited without the knowledge or approval of TOR Management and Workers,” the statement detailed.
GTPCWU also wants an investigation into the subsequent removal and resignation of all objective and astute general managers and the subsequent reassignments of incorruptible managers and officers for those whom the TOR BOD could easily manipulate.
Furthermore, the union wants the promotions of all five workers involved in the incorporation of TOR Workers Charity Trust reviewed.
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