Angry youth demands removal of previous government appointees at Tema Oil Refinery

A group of young men numbering over 100 stormed the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) less than 24 hours after the swearing-in of Ghana’s new president, demanding the removal of appointees from the previous administration.

According to sources within the refinery, the youth insisted that no official from the outgoing government should remain in office.

Some members of the group also claimed they were at the refinery to seek employment under the new administration.

The situation required the intervention of TOR’s security personnel, who managed to calm the crowd and eventually persuaded them to leave the premises without any incident.

The refinery, which has a processing capacity of 45,000 barrels per stream day, has been non-operational for several months under the previous administration.

Attempts to secure a private partner to revive TOR's operations were unsuccessful, leaving the facility idle.

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