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GT-Vodafone deal is our hope -
Adusei-Essel
Takoradi, Aug. 11, Ghanadot/GNA -
Mr Emmanuel Adusei-Essel, Western Regional Manager of Ghana
Telecom (GT), has said GT needed massive capital injections
to compete effectively in the rapidly transforming
telecommunication industry.
“Time is not on our side and our competitors would not wait
for us in their quest to win more customers,” he said.
Mr Adusei-Essel was speaking to the media after a peaceful
demonstration by the workers after a meeting with management
on the need for GT to be privatized in Takoradi.
The workers carried placards some of which read “We want
Vodafone deal-no retreat no surrender”, “GT needs
international exposure”, “Support Vodafone deal for total
growth”, “Stop politicising the sale of GT”, “Vodafone our
only hope”, “Vodafone will rescue GT from collapse”.
They were in their branded GT Lacoste T-Shirts, their
over-all but there were no red head or arm bands.
The workers used gong gong, sang and danced with occasional
shouts of “Vodafone you are welcome”, “Vodafone we need
you”, “Arise Vodafone, we never say die”.
Mr Adusei-Essel said the workers support the privatisation
of GT adding that “the deal is something that is going to
grow the company in the face of competition”.
“No GT staff has spoken against the privatisation, we are
really in support of it,” he said.
He pointed out that the workers felt sale of some of the
company’s shares would “save” the company from collapsing.
Mr Adusei-Essel said there was the need for GT to move
forward and compete with other companies which were
progressing in the sector.
“Vodafone would help us compete effectively with our
competitors and we are ready for that,” he said.
He said GT had 4,200 staff who had dependents and if the
company was allowed to collapse, more than 4,200 people
would be affected.
Mrs Victoria Osafo, Western Regional Corporate Services
Manager of GT, stressed that the workers support the
privatisation of GT.
“Our workers believe that any capital inflow would transform
the dwindling fortunes of GT and make it number one,” she
stressed.
Mrs Osafo said “We fully support the privatisation deal and
Government this time”.
GNA
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