Renaming Kotoka Airport is waste of public funds – Old Tafo MP

Prof Lumumba weighs in on Kotoka International Airport renaming saga: "Name It after Nkrumah"

Pan Africanist, Prof PLO Lumumba called on the Ghanaian government to rename Ghana's Kotoka International Airport after its first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

‘This isn't politics, it is about our history’ – Transport Minister defends KIA renaming

Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe explains government’s decision to rename Kotoka International Airport to Accra International Airport, insisting the move is historic, neutral and not politically motivated. Kotoka International Airport The Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Saboba, Joseph Bukari Nikpe Dr Kwame Nkrumah Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe says renaming Kotoka International Airport to Accra International …

Renaming KIA: Coup makers deserve no national honour - United Party

By Sarah Baafi The Director of Communications for the United Party (UP), Solomon Owusu, has reignited the debate over Ghana’s national monuments, insisting that the continued use of the name Kotoka for the country’s main international airport undermines Ghana’s democratic and liberation history. Speaking on TV3’s New Day, Mr. Owusu argued that Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka’s only notable legacy was his role in the 1966 coup that overthrew Ghana…

Transport Minister Defends Plan to Rename Kotoka International Airport

Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has defended government plans to rename the Kotoka International Airport as Accra International Airport, stressing that the move is not driven by political considerations. He explained that the facility initially functioned as an air force base during the Second World War, where it was used to transport soldiers and military equipment. The airport was later converted into a civilian facility under the…

Pass the Consumer Bill, not rename airports – Kofi Kapito fumes

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA), Kofi Kapito, has called on Parliament to focus on passing the long-delayed Consumer Protection Bill instead of debating the renaming of Kotoka International Airport. Speaking after Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga announced plans to rename the airport, Kapito said the issue does not address the real problems facing ordinary citizens. “Kotoka International, Accra International, that i…

Renaming Kotoka Airport is waste of public funds – Old Tafo MP

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…