GOIL Company Limited has donated quantities of food items and clothing to victims of the Appiatse explosion disaster near Bogoso in the Western Region.
The donation was to assist inhabitants of the community lessen the difficulties currently being faced.
The items included assorted clothing, bags of maize, 20 bags of rice, 20 boxes of oil, milk sugar, baby food and detergents. Others were tinned fish, exercise books and pens, diapers and several bottles of water.
Presenting the items,Head of Administration and Human Resource-GOIL, Mr. Martin Olu-Davies, expressed GOIL’s sympathies to the community. He noted that as a responsible oil marketing company operating near the community, it is important to assist the people in their moment of dire need. The support, he explained, is part of the company’s social intervention strategy to needy communities.
The Municipal Chief Executive of Prestea-Huni Valley, Dr. Joseph Dasmani – who received the items together with NADMO officials, expressed gratitude to GOIL for the donation which he described as “big and timely”.
Present at the handing-over ceremony were GOIL’s Public Relations Manager, Robert Kyere; Baaba Martin-Daniels, Zonal Manager, West-GOIL; and Nana Atta-Kojo Brembi, the second Divisional chief of the area.