The management of IBM Petroleum Limited has expressed shock at the level of devastation caused by the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams a few weeks ago.

The Oil Marketing company commiserated with the communities and families severely affected by the flooding caused by the spillage.

The company has thus provided some relief items worth about GHC75,000 to help alleviate the plight of the victims.

The donated items include mattresses, buckets, detergents, toiletries, sanitary pads, rice, cooking oil, canned fish, Cadbury's Hot Choco, bales of used clothes and many other useful items they will need for survival.

These items were presented to victims at Battor-Nyatipo, Moklikpo Battor, Kledeke Battor, Klemetikope Battor, Atlatigdzi Battor, Phugodzi Battor and other affected communities.

The delegation led by the Head of Marketing for IBM Petroleum, Mr Prince Owusu Yeboah said, the company was truly saddened by the situation that the people find themselves in.

According to him, as a company that cares, they cannot stand by and watch fellow Ghanaians suffer, hence, they were deeply moved by the devastation and felt a moral duty to offer some assistance to support, although the company has no outlet in Volta Region for now.

"With the support and assistance of our Managing Director, the company decided to offer some relief items to the communities affected to show our love and care. We are here to present the items to them", Mr Yeboah noted.

The Human Resource Manager at IBM Petroleum Limited, Abena Achiaa Adu-Poku expressed shock at the level of devastation and called for long-term solutions to prevent such incidents from happening again in communities along the Volta Lake.

She assured the affected people that, IBM Petroleum would continue to collaborate with relevant authorities to ensure their well-being.

"I urge various corporate entities, philanthropists and other civil society groups to come and support since the people affected are really suffering", she said.

Some traditional leaders after receiving the items on behalf of their people, thanked the company and assured that the items would be distributed fairly to those in need.

About IBM Petroleum

IBM Petroleum Limited is one of the fastest-growing petroleum companies in Ghana.

The company recently opened its Sankore Service Station in the Ahafo Region, the first fully-owned service station operationalized this year by the company, adding up to the already existing 64 outlets nationwide.

IBM Petroleum Limited was adjudged Best Growing Oil and Gas Company at the 2022 Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) in Accra.

The company grew its market share from 1.12% in 2020 to 1.41% in 2021 and 1.80% as of November 2022.

In 2021 December, IBM was listed among the best 10 performing Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA). IBM was number 16.

As of the second quarter of 2022, IBM had risen to the 11th position and currently sits as the 10th-best OMC in Ghana.