The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Hon Okudzeto Ablakwa's recent write-up on President Akufo-Addo's use of luxurious private jet on foreign trips appears to have stirred the hornet's nest.
A Presidential Staffer and Head of Social Media Team at the Presidency, Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe, stung the North Tongu MP describing him as an unrepentant liar using some very unsavoury words.
Ultra-luxurious Airbus Charter
The NDC MP, on Friday, claimed "after pretending he was a changed man by flying commercial on his last two trips to the US and the UK," the President "returned to his grossly insensitive and reckless ways of profligate traveling in ultra-luxurious charters."
He alleges the trip is costing the country a whooping Ghc4m.
According to him, President Akufo-Addo ordered a top-of-the-range and most expensive aircraft— the Airbus ACJ319, registered as D-Alex for his recent trip to Belgium and Rwanda; "at a conservative bill of €480,000.00. The 480,000 Euros which is derived from 21 hours of total flight time plus other industry charges works out to some 4.1million Ghana Cedis at current exchange rate".
Expensive Dental Chiselling Yet,
But in a rather feisty denial posted on his Facebook wall, the Presidential Staffer stressed there was no way the President could have travelled to Belgium on a chartered private jet from Ghana, since he personally saw him board a commercial Air France bound aircraft.
Cheekily, he believed the NDC MP was perhaps suggesting "the pilot stopped in midair for Akufo-Addo to use a parachute to jump off James Bond style onto a private jet flying by".
"On Sunday at 7:30 pm, I Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe, was at the Accra Kotoka International Aiport to see President Akufo-Addo and his team off. I saw Mr. President with my own eyes when he was boarding Air France and it took off".
"A baby with sharp teeth is always a baby with sharp teeth even after several expensive dental chiselling," he added.
Jubilee House Rebuttal
Meanwhile, the Presidency has officially refuted the North Tongu MP's claims describing them as "inaccurate".
The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin in a statement said “these claims by the North Tongu MP are not accurate, and as a Member of Parliament, I was hoping he would have been factual and truthful in his claims, and resisted the urge to engage in propaganda,” Mr Arhin stated, adding the President travelled to Belgium onboard an Air France Commercial Flight (AF0584).
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Haha npp guys are so ***barred word*** they talk without common sense if u live in a country with such people u can really understand what is going to happen who is a liar here?and I m surprised npp and their weak supporters still think about 2024 as if Ghana is for them if u have people who can steal from the state and get ***barred word*** supporters to back them to steal more this will be the out come shambolic economy and shambolic country that is how this old president and his bawulair have reduced this country to npp never again after their exit in 2024
The NDC has lost the 2024 elections already because it has no political message based on policy intent when given the nod. I am well aware that Ghanaians are far too politically mature to believe the lies and evil insinuations about the leadership of President Akufo-Addo. For me, if Ablakwa can make so vile a pun, he will not scruple to pick a pocket. Then, a president who has implemented an FHS-policy in which 30% admission is reserved for poor children to gain admission to elite schools such as Achimota, WEGHS, and Adisadel College, to name a few, cannot be as insensitive to Ghanaians' plight as Ablakwa would have us believe. I guess Ablakwa knows that the majority of Ghanaians maintain that the NNP-administration, under Akufo-Addo, has handled the crisis better than what the NDC-administration would have done. Then, the economy, without crisis or pandemic, was always in shambles when the NDC was in power and Ghanaians are aware.
I think we are wasting the tax payers money on this MP. I could see that he is more of a propaganda material than an MP.
Hon Ablakwa is fond of using harsh words anytime he is making submissions, but when same is said about him he will say he talks an exception to it I just listened to him on Joy FM this morning during a discussion with John Kumah You should know how to choose his words an be a little bit respectful He will loose nothing being so with a sober tone
A liar is always a liar, no matter how rebranded and decorated...Ablakwa had n't worked before yet because of Ghana politics, he's a millionaire.
it is rude for you to tell the our president to use trotro for his journeys, look at you, even you when going to get married you used planes to carry you your wifes family and your family, shame unto you Ablakwa. Get a life. And leave Nana Addo alone.