GOIL Faces Tensions Amid Marketing Department Transfers
A wave of transfer letters at Ghana’s state-owned oil company, GOIL, is creating unrest, particularly among female employees in the Marketing Department. Reports indicate that about 44 workers have been affected, including regional and district managers, sparking concerns over fairness and transparency.
Sources within the company link the mass transfers to the recent change in management following the retirement of former Managing Director Kwame Osei-Prempeh. Employees allege that unseen forces may be attempting to regain influence within the company, contributing to low morale and growing mistrust among staff.
Affected employees are calling on key leaders, including Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei Opare and Vice President-Elect Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, to intervene. Many have emphasized the disproportionate impact on female staff and urged Prof. Opoku Agyemang to leverage her position to protect women in state-owned enterprises.
With tensions running high and other departments monitoring developments closely, workers fear this could set a precedent affecting the entire company. Despite the presence of a Board, employees claim it appears powerless to counter the new management’s decisions, further deepening the crisis.