The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, has described calls to rename the Kotoka International Airport as unnecessary and a waste of taxpayers’ money.
According to him, the move does not address the real problems facing the country and would only place additional financial pressure on the state.
Speaking in an interview with journalists, Mr. Assafuah said the renaming exercise would come with high costs because all existing branding associated with Kotoka International Airport would have to be changed.
“I mean, the renaming of Kotoka and those things is useless and baseless. It is a waste of taxpayers’ money,” he said.
He explained that changing the airport’s name would require rebranding everything from signage to official documents, which would cost the state millions of cedis.
“Every branding that has been done in the name of Kotoka International Airport will have to be changed to Accra International Airport. That is a cost to the taxpayer,” he stressed.
The MP argued that government should rather focus on pressing national issues, including unpaid salaries and allowances for public sector workers.
“Today, as we speak, nurses are not being paid. Teachers are not being paid. Salary increments are due, but they say they don’t have financial clearance,” he noted.
Mr. Assafuah said given these challenges, spending public funds on renaming a national asset is not a priority.
“It is a waste of time and a waste of resources,” he added.
He called on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to focus on governance and economic management instead of what he described as distractions.
According to him, Ghanaians expect government to take steps that will improve livelihoods, not actions that will further strain public finances.
By: Jacob Aggrey
