Former Deputy Information Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) owes no apology for criticizing President Akufo-Addo’s use of expensive rented private jets.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Mr. Kwakye Ofosu argued that, unlike Akufo-Addo, former President John Mahama did not waste public funds on luxury jets when the presidential aircraft was unavailable.
“When the presidential jet was not available, Mahama either used the Dzata jet if it was accessible, or flew commercial. He had the option of choosing extravagance but did not. So the NPP cannot justify Akufo-Addo’s wasteful expenditure with that comparison,” he said.
He explained that Ghana’s presidential jet is currently in France for maintenance and, once deemed fit, it will be used again or other alternatives will be considered.
Mr. Kwakye Ofosu stressed that the NDC will continue to discuss the issue “openly and transparently,” and rejected what he described as the ruling party’s “politics of equalisation.”
Source: Adomonline
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