The gasoline reservoir that killed three workers on Monday while they were performing maintenance has been denied ownership by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).
The five-technician crew that was engaged to maintain the reservoir on the grounds of the COCOBOD’s Koforidua office included the three technicians Michael Ashie, Jonathan Kokroko, and Paul Ocloo.
The Eastern Regional National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) reportedly received a call regarding the incident on Monday at around 11 o’clock.
Yet, COCOBOD vehemently denied ownership of the aforementioned reservoir in a statement.
“The said fuel dump tank is owned, used and managed by Produce Buying Company (PBC), a limited liability company which is neither a division nor subsidiary of COCOBOD. The exercise that the technicians were engaged to undertake has absolutely nothing to do with COCOBOD.”
COCOBOD further urged the media to be circumspect as the security services are investigating the incident.
“Our preliminary investigations have further revealed that the relevant security and regulatory agencies are fully involved in the matter to ascertain the cause of the unfortunate incident and put in place measures to forestall future occurrences.”
“We wish to assure our media friends that our doors are always open for discussions on issues of this nature and all inquiries concerning the operation of Ghana’s cocoa sector.”
