Former Ghana’s envoy to Angola Moses Bukari Mabengba has vowed never to use the VIP lounge at the country’s airports as long as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government remains in power.
A livid former Northern Regional Minister told mynewsgh.com that he has served this country without blemish in various capacities as a District Chief Executive, Member of Parliament, Deputy Minister, Minister and an Ambassador spanning 21 years and if such courtesies cannot be extended to him, he wondered where the country is heading in its quest for true democracy.
“I will never use the VIP lounge whether they change the directive or not. I do not think this is the way we must treat out past leaders who have served this country in various portfolios. I have been DCE for 8 years, an MP, Deputy Minister, Minister and an Ambassador and just using a VIP lounge cannot to be extended to me”, he asked.
He wondered why he would be subjected to such an embarrassing spectacle reiterating his stance not to use the facility whether the procedure is changed or otherwise.
It would be recalled that HE Moses Bukari Mabengba was walked out of the VIP lounge at the Tamale airport with the explanation that he was not among the category of persons allowed to use the facility.
Commenting on the matter he said’ “Since January we’ve been using this place until this morning I got to the place and a young man came to inform me that please you are no more allowed to come and use the VIP lounge, and I asked why and he said orders from above”
“Fortunately for me, I was sitting in the lounge with one of the NPP MPs and also a Minister, Hawa Koomson, and I told her ‘look at what your people are doing – they are asking me a former ambassador, minister, an MP not to use the lounge’.
“Meanwhile, I know that while we’re in government this place was free and even cited several examples…I remember when we lost [and] the vice president visited, I received them at the airport, all of them including non-appointees of government, we were all allowed to pass through the VIP and today they did that to me,”
“I told them, fortunately for me there was so many NPP people in the lounge with the minister that I will make case out of it not because I want redress but just
wanted to be on record that after we left off, we were prevented from using some facilities so that if in future my party comes to government and the same measures are put in place, no sanctimonious pastor or civil society organizations or whatever should come and tell us that what we are doing are not correct”, he warned.
Source: mynewsgh.com
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Inferiority complex. What is VIP lounge if you have confidence in yourself. Have you ever thought where you will be buried? If you don't know let me tell you: the ground.
I sometimes don't understand some of this our politicians, what do they think that they are supper human or what? if you had seen to it that the airport there in the north had seen improvement, you would not be fighting to use the VIP. Because where everybody else is using is not good enough that is why you would be fighting to use the VIP. This should teach those in power that they should ensure that every service that Ghanaians need in this country should be made devoid of you knowing someone or being a big man before getting that service. Once they get to opposition, that is when they get to know that Ghanaians are really suffering, but when in power and we complain, because they don't go through what we go through, they speak like what we are talking about is not in this country.
In fact who really cares? You can even walk. It is your own choice. So go ahead.
he's too ug.ly to use vip lounge. he can build his vip lounge in the north and use it, quasiakwa
What makes you think it was the NPP that ordered the man to be prevented? NPP is busy thinking about how to move the country forward not petty egos like these. So without being at the VIP lounge, Mr Mabengba is saying he wouldnt board the plane? what is all this??
Fine, do not use the VIP lounge. Who cares?
Why didn't you save anything when your party was in power and doing the same thing to former npp ministers? I'm sure you couldn't care less because you never thought it might happen to you. Ghana is tired of former government officials who only care about the right being done when they don't have power or the privilege that the enjoy. Larn to do the right thing when you are enjoying
whats wrong with this man??? what at all will he gain from using the VIP lounge? will he not still board the plane or exit the airport if he uses the normal entry and exit points of the airport? some Ghanaians can't reason at all. VIP lounge too you're fighting over it and sooo agitated. In UK MPs use normal departure and arrival halls and queue at the coffee shops and supermarkets but Ghanaian leaders feel too pompous and arro.ga.nt to queue. We should be humble and selfless in our daily lives so as to receive God's blessings.
TRUE AND RESPONSIBLE GHANAIANS CAN GO AS FAR BACK AS THE GOLD COAST ERA AND THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS ORDER FROM ABOVE UNTIL THE ADVENT OF THE LAWLESS P/NDC. IT'S ON RECORD THAT THE P/NDC INTRODUCED TRIBAL POLITICS AND VINDICTIVENESS INTO GHANAIAN POLITICS. FAST FORWARD 2017, LOOK WHO IS PREACHING REVISIONIST HISTORY.....
WHO CARES IF YOU DON'T YOU VIP. BY THE WAY WHO ARE YOU? YOU ARE MAKING TO MUCH NOISE. ***barred word***