Blay hides in front of Dr. Sarpong to show his power to GNPC

General News of Sunday, February 17, 2019

Source: 3news.com

2019-02-17

A territorial war at the Ghana National Oil Corporation (GNPC) prevented the president and chief executive officer and the chairman of the board from becoming embroiled in a worrying leadership battle.

Available evidence shows that the two leaders are braving the controversial hiring of a procurement manager.

CEO Dr. K.K. Sarpong is unhappy that his chairman, Mr. Freddie Blay, has prevented him from being appointed to the GNPC through the Chief Finance Officer.

In a letter to Mr. Blay dated February 5, 2019, Mr. Sarpong wrote: "I wish to reiterate that the responsibility for the hiring of staff is the responsibility of the CEO and not the Chief. finances. I have already informed Ms. Comom Aniagyei, Finance Manager, that she had no mandate to recruit staff, despite your directive, unless I specifically instructed her to do so. "

He asked Mr. Blay to avoid creating "a parallel authority in the organization" that would make "governance and management extremely difficult. This is exactly the situation you created in GNPC. "

Dr. Sarpong advised him to "give up giving instructions to my subordinates and instead deal with me, as CEO, on matters relating to the Company".

Three days later, Mr. Blay, National President of the ruling party, the New Patriotic Party, responded without hesitation to also register his sorrow, accusing the CEO of having questioned his authority.

"The truth is, under your direction and your supervision; our company has not had a purchasing manager for so long, despite the direction of the board of directors at your office to take the necessary steps to fill this position. This breach of duty simply can not continue, "he replied.

He also pointed out to the Director General: "It should be clear to you that the board of directors and not the general manager is the appointing authority. The professionalism, to which you refer in your letter, requires that the CEO of a state-owned entity act in accordance with the law and respect it.

"Although you must take the initiative, you are legally and professionally obliged to seek the approval of the board of directors for any recruitment and any restructuring."