The Chief Scribe of the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says the choice to amass a brand new presidential jet by the Nana Akufo Addo-led authorities will likely be fiercely challenged by the opposition get together when a “concrete proposal” is formally submitted earlier than parliament.
Plans Afoot
The Director of Communications on the presidency, Eugene Arhin gave the trace at a press briefing on the Jubilee Home on Monday night (September 27, 2021) that plans had been afoot to obtain a brand new and larger plane [over 100 passengers] for the Ghana Airforce, which can even serve presidential journey wants.
His disclosure has ignited a public debate on whether or not a brand new and larger presidential jet is needful within the present circumstances.
Arabian-King fashion cruise
Prioir to Eugene Arhin’s revelation, the NDC MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, had in current occasions centered his lenses on the President’s international travels, and believes the latter is losing taxpayers cash on his Arabian-King fashion cruise as a substitute of utilizing the prevailing presidential jet.
Based on him, when President Akufo-Addo was travelling to the UK and Germany for the worldwide training summit and G20 Compact with Africa summits respectively, he used ultra-luxury plane, LX-DIO Boeing operated by World Jet Luxembourg.
He stated this similar plane was utilized by the President to the 76th session of the UN Basic Meeting in america.
The NDC MP additional asserted that President Nana Akufo-Addo’s three current international journeys price the taxpayer GH¢10 cedis.
Nana Addo’s Peak Suits Falcon
Requested for his ideas on the difficulty, Mr Asiedu Nketia was reluctant since to him, the choice to buy a brand new presidential jet has not been made official but.
Pressed additional by NEAT FM’s morning present host Mac Jerry Osei Agyeman, the outspoken politician sought to know slightly derisively if President Akufo-Addo has miraculously elevated in top to necessitate such a choice.
“Actually, when [former] President Kufuor purchased this jet, I believed he positioned into context President Nana Akufo-Addo’s top. As a result of I consider they (NPP then in energy) anticipated Akufo-Addo to win. Thus when Kufuor acquired that jet (Falcon), I stated to myself, how can this lanky particular person match into this plane, however apparently he did so together with his (Nana Addo’s) top in consideration . . . Kufuor needed to bend barely with the intention to match into that plane, however Akufo-Addo however, has no such points. He [President Nana Addo] suits completely within the jet. So if by the Grace of God you at the moment are president, why this want for a brand new plane when this Falcon was bought fairly clearly together with your stature in thoughts.”
“I am not being harsh . . . I’ ve had the privilege of sitting in that plane earlier than in 2009 that is why I am saying so. Why does he want a much bigger presidential jet, for what? He does not even have to bend over to suit into it or has he grown in top not too long ago?” he mockingly requested the ‘Ghana Montie’ present host on NEAT FM.
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