Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed satisfaction at the progress of work on the Operational Office of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) in Takoradi, in the Western Region.
He told the entourage that “I’ve seen the work ongoing here and I must say I’m impressed with the work done so far. The building is 90% ready. As a government, we believe that the development of the country should be decentralized hence the need to put up office space here for GNPC.”
When the building is done and the facility is operational, tentatively by the close of 2023,
Dr. Bawumia said the workers in Takoradi and those in Accra would work together to help bolster the sector.
“We want Western Region to enjoy the fruits from the oil because if you’re extracting oil here and your headquarters is somewhere else, it is not in good light that’s why we have put up this office,” expressing optimism that the office facility
The Vice President said these when he paid a working visit to the Western Region where the Headquarters of The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is being built.
For his part, the Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah indicated that government wants to make the Western Region the hub for petroleum and the oil and gas industry in Ghana.
He said it is important to note that apart from the building, there are also other projects ongoing in the region to ensure that government achieves its aim of making the Western Region an oil and gas hub.
