Ranking Member of the Mines and Energy John Jinapor, is demanding the immediate appointment of a substantive Managing Director and a bi-partisan Board for the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR).
Earlier this week, the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), announced that it has queried and interdicted some officials pending the conclusion of investigations into the disappearance of fuel, product storage, and transfer losses at the refinery.
This was announced by an interim management committee, which was inaugurated in June 2021, to oversee the affairs of the company as part of the government’s efforts to restructure the company.
The investigations by the committee revealed a number of incidents relating to product storage and transfer losses, which is not limited to the disappearance of 105,927 litres of gas oil on 4th September 2021, which belongs to a BDC client.
“While the investigations are ongoing, we urge all staff to remain calm and be rest assured that investigations are being conducted in accordance with the due process of law. Anyone cleared in the process will be recalled from interdiction, while any form of liability will be dealt with in accordance with the law”.
But reacting to the issue, John Jinapor called for a change in the direction of the management of TOR.
He is also demanding the immediate appointment of an MD and a bi-partisan board for the company.
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According to him, that is the only way the fortunes of the company can be turned around for the better.
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