Chairman of the Interim Management Committee(IMC) of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Mr Norbert Awuku says Management will call back any staff who is innocent after investigations into the theft at the establishment .
About 13 staff of TOR were interdicted for their involvement in the alleged theft of ¢10.4 million worth of cables.
Describing it as unacceptable product losses, TOR said the thievery was discovered as a result a Technical and Human Resource audits.
The audit was also geared towards resolving the refinery’s consistent product and financial losses to enable TOR meet its full potential.
According to reports, the Interim Management explained that the affected staff “who hold various positions of responsibility and accountability concerning the transfer of products, have been queried and interdicted pending the outcome of investigations.”
The Committee explained that it has instituted a zero-tolerance culture for unacceptable product losses.
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In line with this, an investigation has recently commenced into some storage and transfer losses recorded by the refinery.
These cases include the disappearance of a BDC client’s 105,927 litres of gas oil on September 4, the disappearance of another 18 drums of electrical cables worth ¢10.4 million from the Technical Storehouse of TOR discovered in April 2021, among others.
Three other cases of product losses are also being probed as part of the audit, which includes the loss of Naphtha to a BDC client.
Speaking on Atinka TV’s morning show, Ghana Nie with Ekourba Gyasi Simpremu, Mr Awuku confirmed that about 15 persons had been laid off, adding that 12 more will be laid off while investigations is still ongoing.
When asked which staff were interdicted, he mentioned those involved in core operations of the plant including production, monitoring and commerce, adding that some management members were also part.
“Investigations are continuing. It is early days yet to prosecute anyone. I want to give everybody a fair hearing, so for those that we have sent home, we have told them to go and sit home, think through what happened, write to us and tell us what really happened,” he said.
He continued that, “And anybody who is found innocent will be called back”
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