By: Love Wilhelmina Abanonave
The Management and Staff of StarOil Ghana, a leading private fuel retail company, have demonstrated their commitment to civic responsibility by making a GHS 50,000.00 payment to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), in support of the ongoing TV License Campaign. StarOil will present another cheque of not less than GHS 160,000 in the first week of January 2026 to cover the 2026 annual TV license subscription for all its 2,700 employees.
Presenting the cheque to the Director-General of GBC, the Operations Manager of StarOil, Mr. Selorm Tettey-Quapedu, stated that the company’s decision to make the payment on behalf of all its management and staff was aimed at setting an example for other organizations yet to do so.
“We thought it wise to ask all our staff across the country—about 2,700 of us, to support in paying their TV license. We wish everyone would support the campaign,” he said.
Mr. Tettey-Quapedu also voiced his concern regarding GBC not being able to show football matches, stating that he, as well as others, expect more content from GBC’s side. “We want to view our matches on GTV,” he stressed.
The Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Professor Amin Alhassan, expressed profound appreciation to StarOil for their support. He noted that public service broadcasting is expensive, hence the importance of the TV license campaign in helping fund GBC’s operations. Professor Alhassan also urged Corporate Ghana to emulate StarOil’s exemplary gesture and fulfill their civic obligations.
The Director of Television at GBC, Ms. Akushika Acquaye, who received the payment on behalf of the Corporation, expressed gratitude to StarOil for their sense of patriotism. She assured the company and the public of GBC’s commitment to enhancing viewer satisfaction through improved content offerings.
As a token of gratitude, the Head of the Marketing Department at GBC, Mr. George Lomotey, offered the StarOil team 50 slots of free advertising on all GBC platforms until the end of November 2025.
