OIL MARKETING COMPANY DONATES TO CANOE FISHERMEN ...In two districts (PAGE 20)

AN Oil marketing company, Oando Ghana, has donated computers and other office equipment to the Central Regional Canoe Fishermen Association for the effective management and co-ordination of premix fuel transaction in the region.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Nii Amassah Namoale, expressed gratitude to Oando for the gesture.
He said the biggest problem associated with the delivery of premix fuel was the lack of proper documentation on the part of the fishermen.
Nii Namoale said the donation would go a long way to solve the problem since the National Premix Fuel Secretariat would communicate with the fishermen as soon as a tanker was sent with the product through email and fax.
He added that with the measures the Government had put in place and the acquisition of a new office and equipment, the problem would be a thing of the past.
The Chief Fisherman of Elmina, Mr Tsuwa Thompson expressed his gratitude to the donor.
He said at a stakeholders’ meeting with the fishermen, they were happy about the establishment of a new secretariat to facilitate their day-to-day activities.
Mr Thompson said the company procured the computer and its accessories, the fax machine, printer, photocopier and other ICT equipment at a cost of GH¢3,200 to enhance the activities of the fishermen.
He, therefore, advised the fishermen to handle the equipment with care.
The President of the Central Regional Fishermen Association, Nana Joojo Solomon, thanked the oil company for the gesture.