Okudzeto has duped Ghana — NPP’s Henry Nana Boakye alleges $400 overcharge on evacuation flights.
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Second Vice Chairman, Henry Nana Boakye, has accused Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa of allegedly overcharging Ghana by $400 on each evacuation flight involving Ethiopian Airlines.*
According to Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, a New Patriotic Party investigation and correspondence from Ethiopian Airlines have allegedly exposed discrepancies in the amount charged to Ghana for the evacuation flights from South Africa.
He claimed that the findings raise serious questions about transparency and accountability in the government’s handling of the evacuation arrangements.
“Foreign Minister Okudzeto has duped Ghana. Ethiopian Airlines’ investigation has revealed that he overcharged Ghana by $400,000 on each evacuation flight,” Nana B alleged on Kessben’s Democracy political show hosted by Kwabena Owusu Dankwa, KOD.
The NPP official did not mince words in his criticism of the Foreign Affairs Minister, comparing his alleged conduct to thieves operating in major commercial centers such as Kejetia in Kumasi and Makola in Accra.
“He acts like the thieves at Kejetia and Makola,” he stated.
The allegations raise questions about the financial arrangements surrounding the evacuation exercise, particularly the reported charges involving Ethiopian Airlines.
However, the alleged findings attributed to Ethiopian Airlines have not been independently verified, and no supporting investigation report has been established in the information available for this story.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s response to the allegations were also not available at the time of drafting.
The controversy adds to the political exchanges between the governing administration and the opposition NPP over transparency and accountability in managing public resources.
