Report by Nana POKU
Concerned workers of Tema Oil Refinery have expressed their grave worry over what they describe as
the opaque process by which a foreign company is taking over of the company.
In a GBC monitored news, leaders of the Senior and Junior Staff Associations were not happy about the
processes and modalities the takeover is taking.
According to the Union leaders, the whole transaction has been kept away from the workers leaving them
in darkness without any communication.
They claim all attempts to get the Board of Directors and management to have a discussion with them
about the deal have been unsuccessful.
Their major headache is the capacity and ability of the incoming company to turn things around looking at
the background of the company earmarked for that.
They said that the penciled company is believed to be financially and managerially bereft and incapable
and TOR, workers and Ghana stands to lose in the deal.
Besides, some workers fear for their future in the new deal and cannot be sure of payment of their
severance package if it so happens.
The workers say they are not completely against the rejuvenation and resuscitation of TOR at the current
state but, transparency and good deal are what they are looking for. They also want be sure of their fate
after the deal is signed, sealed and closed.
According to them they do not want to be shortchanged as workers and Ghanaians so everything should
be clear, transparent and acceptable. They agreed though that there is the need to inject new life and
spirit into the company but, the method and approach should be open for scrutiny and verification to
satisfy all parties involved.
It would be recalled that there is an ongoing negotiation to give up TOR for private investors to inject
capital and know-how to bring back the vital state refinery to life. This had not seen the cooperation
between workers and the Board of Directors culminating in some outcry in the organization by the aggrieved
workers.
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One Person Dies As Anthrax Disease Hit Upper East Region
Report by Nana POKU
The deadly anthrax mostly found on cows is said to torment animals in the Upper East Region.
It was detected about three weeks ago resulting in the death of one person.
As a consequence, the Upper East Regional Minister upon the advice of the Ghana Health Service and
Environmental Officers the Regional Minister has placed a ban on the slaughtering, sale and eating of
fresh meat in the region until further notice.
So for the past two weeks, butchers and sellers of goats, cows, sheep and pigs animals in the region are
sitting idle counting their losses.
What's happening now is that, before anyone will buy or kill any of the affected animals, veterinary
doctors and workers will have to thoroughly examine and inject it with anti-anthrax medicine.
All butchers are being injected and screened, and all animals in the region are also being injected.
According to the GBC weekly dairy news, about 100,000 doses of injectables of anti-anthrax have been
sent to the region to address the disease as soon as possible.
More of the dosses are being sent to the region to tackle the problem before it spreads to other regions.
In view of this situation, residents have been asked to resort to fish instead of fresh meat. This has shot
up the price of fish in the region affecting the cost of their meals.
Chop barkeepers have had to operate at half capacity or completely close their bars for low patronage by
their clients.
