CHANGE ATTITUDE TO WORK (PAGE 18, DEC 28)

The Executive Chairman of the State Enterprises Commission (SEC), Mr Yaw Klinogo, has called on workers of the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) to change their ways of doing things and consider the growth of the corporation through hard work and dedication to duty.
“You have to die a little to enable the company to succeed in its endeavours,” he said.
Mr Klinogo was addressing the management and staff of the TDC at its end-of-year awards ceremony, during which some retirees were also presented with gifts.
He said 10 years ago, the TDC was faced with difficulties but commended the workers for the present successes it had achieved through hard work.
He was of the view that the corporation could achieve more successes if the union and the Senior Staff Association worked in concert with management to take decisions for the growth of the organisation.
He said Tema had to regain its original image which made it the most unique town in the country and was referred to as a model in planning and structural development.
The board of the TDC, Mr E.O. Adjetey, said the corporation was pursuing change for the better.
He stressed the need to maximise profit and utilise available resources to generate funds.
He tasked management and workers to bring back Tema to its former glory and redesign it into a viable tourist centre for future generations.
The acting Managing Director of the TDC, Mr Joe Abbey, said the corporation would re-visit most of its abandoned projects to generate revenue.
He said encroachment was the challenge the corporation faced during the year and called for ministerial and police support to enable it to re-develop some old communities and sites.
Mr Abbey said the exercise was capital intensive and the corporation would, therefore, solicit financial support and guarantees to undertake the project.
He said the TDC would make its presence felt in communities, including new settlements, by opening up offices in those areas to collect revenue, ward off encroachers and offer other services.
He commended the workers for their determination to ensure the growth of the TDC.
Some workers were presented with prizes for their dedication and long service. Some of them have served the company between 10 and 40 years, while four members of staff were seen off to start their retirement.
Present at the ceremony were the Metropolitan Chief Executive for Tema, Mr Kempes Ofosu Ware, and the Ashaiman Municipal Chief Executive, Numo Adinortey Addison.