The Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa had denied reports that he chattered a private jet to Romania using taxpayer's money.
Ablakwa has met with Ghanaian students who escaped from Ukraine to Romania.
In a Facebook post, he said his visit was to "assess their (students) conditions and to better understand from their unique perspective how our nation can be more helpful to them as I engage them directly".
Speaking in an interview on Peace FM's Midday News, Okudzeto Ablakwa added that "I don’t want to be an armed chair ranking member and so I decided to get a first-hand information in how they’re faring and arrangements to bring them home".
The Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament further asked politicians not to politicize the issue saying "this is an international crisis and life matters; humanity first and so we must put aside partisanship and fulfill our constitutional obligation…with this humanitarian crisis we should all come together and help"
Private Jet
Okudzeto Ablakwa has meanwhile, debunked claims that he used taxpayers' money to hire a private jet to Romania.
According to him, he used his "personal resources"
"I’ve heard people accusing me of chattering private jet but it’s not true. I used my own funds. I could have written to Parliament asking for support but there was no time; this is an emergency situation and so once I got the flight confirmation, I went using Turkish Airline. I used my personal resources and so far what I've seen is very revealing" he indicated.
Recommendation
Meanwhile, he has urged "the foreign ministry to increase embassy officials; one person is not adequate. The NUGS executive also needs to be supported because they have decided to stay behind until the last Ghanaian is evacuated. Their welfare fund is currently empty…even though I gave them my personal contribution, they still need support"
Listen to him in the video below
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In the absence of a political message stipulating the alternative better policies an opposition party will put in place to resolve challenging issues, frustrated political actors tend to be populist and feed on their own exaggerated falsehoods for propaganda purposes. Through this action, Mr. Ablakwa is registering himself for the position of foreign minister. This is how they become incompetent ministers of state when they win the elections. At the end of the day, the electorate becomes the victims of poor governance. Hence, kleptocracy and corruption become obvious. This tendency is symptomatic of the NDC regim.
Infact, this baby with sharp teeth should give us a break! Are there no state institutions working on this students issue? Always wanting to make yourself relevant, mtcheeeew. Answer MKBs question
Hon Ablakwa should tell Ghanaians the class of ticket he purchased? First class, business class or economy class? Was he accorded any privileges by Embassy staff in Romania and the other countries he visited? Did he travel with the ordinary passport or a diplomatic/Service passport? We do not need the Hon Speaker to sanction the above questions. Please tell us quick.
Thank you honorable for your care and understanding. Don’t take the attack dogs personally. They’re just doing their job.
@Vincent, so must we always condenm because of partisan Interest? His he not a ranking member responsible for foreign issues? What is wrong with our brains 🧠 and what has politics done to our thinking?
You needed to pay by yourself because what you went there to do was irrelevant. Parliament did not send you and the state didn't send you. There is Ghana embassy and foreign affairs ministry dealing with it but you wanted to satisfy you and your party parloqua interest