Tema Tank Farm (TTF), Ghana’s leading privately-owned petroleum depot, in partnership with its parent company, the CH Group, has delivered an ultramodern library and magistrate court complex projects for the Kpone Katamanso Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region.
The community members including the traditional leaders described the two state-of-the-art facilities commissioned on the same day as ‘unprecedented, thanking the management of TTF for giving back to the community in which it operates.
Terminal Director of the TTF, Edem Boni, commissioning the project, said: “Through our research, we identified that the community needed a library to promote education and a court to ensure access to justice, which we committed to deliver and have done.”
The library and the court were commissioned to mark the TTF’s 2,000 days without lost time injury (LTI), the first time a company in the country’s petroleum downstream industry has ever achieved the record.
TTF manages the terminal owned by Chase Logistics, both companies being subsidiaries of the CH Group.
Representing the CH Group Foundation, Jeremy Sackey, which had partnered with TTF, noted that the collaborative effort behind the projects was commendable.
He emphasised that the CH Group Foundation worked closely with the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) and the Judicial Council to ensure the library and court met the required standards.
“We believe that providing books for children in the community will help them grow in knowledge, translating into positive actions for the community and the country.
“We know that whilst talent is universal, opportunity is not. We are committed to bridging the gap between talent and resources, empowering children with the opportunities they need to thrive academically and beyond. The Kpone Court and Library projects exemplify this bold vision.
“Our vision is clear: to develop the resources necessary to provide access to high-quality education for underserved communities in Ghana and beyond. Through this mission, we aspire to be a transformative force in educational advancement first in our communities in Ghana and then across the continent.”
Nii Adjei, a 60-year-old, community member said the library complex would enhance the reading culture of the young people in the municipality.
“Before, it was difficult to access the court. But with this magnificent court building, it has become easy for us to use the law court to get justice”, he added.
Michael Addo, a student at one of the tertiary institutions, did not hide his joy after witnessing the unveiling of the facilities, especially the library. “Getting a library to study in those days was hard and sometimes impossible. This is because there wasn’t a library in that vicinity. But that problem is now over with the commissioning of this TTF’s library.”
CH Group Foundation, under the strong leadership of Kwaku Bediako, has proudly led numerous CSR initiatives through its subsidiaries—building boreholes, donating essential goods, renovating school blocks, building schools and advancing healthcare and education throughout Accra and beyond.
