"I've Filed For The Cost Of Former Prez John Mahama's Chartere2016d Flight Cost From 2013-
Member of Parliament for Dormaa East, Paul Apraku Twum Barimah, has filed an urgent question in Parliament asking for the cost of chartered flights used by former President Mahama between 2013 and 2016.
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Member of Parliament for Dormaa East, Paul Apraku Twum Barimah, has filed an urgent question in Parliament asking for the cost of chartered flights used by former President Mahama between 2013 and 2016.
He believes the question to the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will address the current controversy over purchasing a presidential jet.
In an interview monitored, he said, “It is, therefore, important that as a country we look at collectively how we can come together to resolve all these issues.
“I have filed the question to also understand how much it cost this country between 2013 to 2017 when our former President Mahama was on series of travels using chartered flights"
Mr. Twum Barimah believes this would also assist the citizenry in making a proper comparative analysis and also to understand what position we need to take as a country if we are to purchase a new aircraft” for presidents or continue to use state funds to charter flights for elected leaders during their foreign trips.
Hon Twum Barimah further dismissed claims that the question filed is an attempt to seek political equalization over concerns raised by North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
The Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee filed an urgent question in Parliament demanding that the government explains why President Akufo-Addo did not use the presidential aircraft for a recent trip to France.
According to him, It is an outrage and a blatant betrayal for Ghana to own a presidential aircraft in perfect working condition” and charter aircraft for Presidential travel.
In a Facebook post, he said, “Let’s further analyze President Akufo-Addo’s latest trip to Europe: per Flightradar24, the G-KELT aircraft left Accra with the President to Paris on the 16th of May — a 6 and half hour duration. Airlifted the President from Paris to Johannesburg for 11 hours on the 23rd of May. Then Johannesburg to Accra on the 25th of May was a five and half hour flight. This gives us accumulated flight travel of 23 hours; so at £15,000 an hour, it thus cost us a colossal £345,000. At the current exchange, that is a staggering GHS2,828,432.80.”
