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Tullow sensitises local fishermen
on oil project
Takoradi, March 19, Ghanadot/GNA - UK-based Tullow Oil which is
currently drilling oil wells in the Jubilee reserves has held
stakeholder meetings with local fishermen in efforts to minimise
risk around the project.
The meeting, which was attended by chief fishermen in the
Western Region, also aimed at briefing the local communities on
the status of the project and the expected role of the local
people, such as the fishermen.
Mr Allan Dowokpor, Well Manager of Tullow Ghana, said many
fishermen groups had violated restrictions set around the oil
rig,
adding that it was a source of worry, hence the need to step up
sensitization for the community.
"There are markings near the rig which indicate that fishermen
should not get close but many of them have persistently violated
this," he added.
Mr Dowokpor urged the chief fishermen to serve as peer educators
in their communities so as to minimize the dangers associated
with
fishing near the rig.
Okyeame Ampadu-Agyei, a Senior Advisor of Tullow Ghana, said the
company would constitute a social responsibility committee for
communities within the catchment area of the oil field.
The committee, he said, will be a liaison between the company
and
the communities for effective communication.
Mr Ampadu-Agyei said Tulllow and its partners were designing a
social responsibility framework to assist communities affected
by the project.
"Corporate social responsibility is one of our priorities and we
will focus on health, education and enterprise development," he
said.
Nana Konduah IV, Western Regional chairman of National Canoe
Fishermen Council, urged Tullow to erect more visible warning
indicators around the rig to alert and ward off fishermen who
might
get closer to the facility.
GNA
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