The presidency on Tuesday (September 21) confirmed the recent use of Ghana’s presidential jet by the Liberian president, George Weah, Joy FM have reported.
According to the report, a Jubilee House official said President Weah used Ghana’s presidential jet to the September 15 ECOWAS summit that took place in Accra adding that its use was granted based on a request to the presidency.
In his latest exposé on alleged flamboyant travel expenditure of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said despite the failure of Akufo-Addo to use the jet, the Liberian leader had used it twice in a week.
“Indeed, the president of Liberia landed on Saturday, 18th of September landed at the Robert Airfield, 10 am Liberian time. We know this is the second time in a week that the Liberian president is using our presidential jet,” he confirmed on Joy FM’s News Night programme on Tuesday, September 21.
He said the usage raised matters of a double burden on the Ghanaian taxpayer who funds the luxury travels of the president and the further expense of another president who chooses to use our presidential jet.
In an earlier write up on Facebook, Ablakwa wrote extensively about Akufo-Addo’s use of a chartered luxury jet, the LXDIO for his recent trip to the United States where he is attending the United Nations General Assembly.
About President Weah’s use of the presidential jet which government has said is not conducive for long haul flights, Ablakwa wrote: “Rather intriguing, it does appear other Presidents have more confidence in Ghana's Presidential Jet than President Akufo-Addo.
“While President Akufo-Addo was engaged in his Arabian-King-style cruise on the LX-DIO at our expense, our Presidential Jet was being used by Liberian President, George Weah.
“Our monitoring reveals that President Weah landed at the Roberts International Airport (Robertsfield) in Liberia onboard Ghana's Falcon at 10:00GMT on 18th September, 2021. It was the second time in the same week the Liberian leader was exclusively using our presidential jet,” he added.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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DOES HE NOT UNDERSTAND LONGHAUL?
This kind of behavior from Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is what I call double-standards. And it's born out of desperation and lack of competent political message. Hence, dwelling and exaggerating on trivial issues becomes the main political tool to make a point against your political opponent. I hope Okudzeto is not being a hypocrite to assume that Ghanaian taxpayers would be out with our President for allowing President Weah of Liberia to use our Presidential jet. Knowing that Ghanaians value good neighborhood and friendliness more the cost involved in the gesture. I think Ghanaians are aware that our Presidential jet is not safe for long distance journeys and that President Akufo Addo equally uses for short distances. My sincere advice to the NDC is that it should do well to formulate a strong political policy message to counteract the NPP Ghana beyond aid program. This is the only way they can convince the Ghanaian voters that, indeed, they have the better alternative program in store. And that is the only reasonable way to garner their votes. In fact, I have a strong aversion to the NDC's diabolic method of doing opposition politicking.