Gov’t will own minority stake in new national airline – Transport Minister

The Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has disclosed that the government will hold only a minority stake in the national airline it plans to reestablish as part of efforts to revive Ghana’s national airline.

Speaking before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday, May 20, the Transport Minister explained that the decision is intended to ensure efficiency, professionalism, and stronger private sector participation in the management of the proposed airline.

According to him, lessons learned from the collapse of the former Ghana Airways have influenced the government’s new approach, with authorities determined to avoid  political interference and operational inefficiencies that previously affected the state-owned carrier.

Joseph Bukari Nikpe stressed that the new airline would largely be driven by the private sector, while the government maintains only a limited ownership role.

He explained that such an arrangement would improve service delivery and help eliminate unnecessary delays and poor management practices often associated with state-controlled operations.

“We are not intending to have a shareholding that will be dictatorial to the services of the airline that we are intending to re-establish. We will hold small shares, and then it will be a private sector-led activity. It is not good that I have my schedule to arrive at a point, and then you will delay the flight for me.

“There are lessons we have learnt that we intend to improve upon

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