The commissioning of the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) might suffer setbacks.
The community, Anokye, where the project is located makes fresh compensation demands.
They claim their concerns have been ignored by the company as attempts are being made to commission the project.
They noted that the land acquisition process, the issue of compensation to affected land owners, future development of the enclave, employment, and matters relating to the welfare of indigenes of the host communities have not been properly factored into the overall development of the project.
They argued that all the three communities making up the oil and gas enclave zone around the GNGC � namely Anokye, Atuabo, and Asemda Suazo in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region � have issues with the operations of the company.
The queen-mother of Anokye, Nana Bosah III, led a team of indigenes from the area to Takoradi to organise a news conference to outline all the major issues that ought to be ironed out by stakeholders, including government, before the actual take-off of the gas project.
The queen-mother and her elders explained why the three communities decided to give out the land in the area to the GNGS for the development of the gas infrastructure.
She said job creation, improved living condition of indigenes, the importance of the gas to power generation in the country, among others, informed their decision to offer the land without asking for documentation and compensation.
Unfortunately, the queen-mother and her elders said, instead of the company working out modalities to address their concerns, the GNGS is only focused on commissioning the project.
The undue silence of the company, she and her team claimed, compelled the overlord of the area, Awulae Amihere Kpanyili, to drag the company to court to compel it to do the right thing.
They said they support the action of the overlord and would wait for the court to adjudicate before they take the next line of action against GNGC.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the communities, led by the team from Anokye, have distanced itself from the challenges that resulted in the delay of the commissioning of the project.
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