Lawmaker for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says President Akufo-Addo has made the country a laughing stock within the diplomatic circles.
According to Mr Ablakwa, the President spent a whooping GH¢2.8 Million of taxpayers money on a private jet to his recent trips to France and Johannesburg to beg for cancellation of Africa’s debts.
He wondered how the President would charter a luxurious jet to beg the West to cancel Africa’s debts when the very people he is begging does not live such lavish lifestyles.
In a post on Facebook, the legislator said the president decided to rent an aircraft that cost the Ghanaian taxpayer £15,000 an hour.
“People are saying you come to us, you say you need help, debt cancellation, but our president does not engage in such profligacy. They do not live in an extravagant way and for £15,000 an hour, the 23 hours that we used the aircraft, we have spent £345,000 at the current exchange rate, that is a staggering GH¢2,828,432.80.
He added, “there is a lot we know in diplomatic circles; the behind the scenes talk that I cannot necessarily put out here but we’re becoming a laughing stock.”
Source: GhanaFeed.com