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A Senior Lecturer with the University of Ghana Business School, Dr. Lord Mensah has said that the country has not had value from monies obtained from presidential trips over the years. In an interview on the Morning Starr show on 17th June 2021, he said the huge number of people who accompany the president on trips as well as how the president has been decorated cost the country greatly. “We are not getting value for money on the presidential travels especially when you look at the number of people the president…

The Minister of Defence, Mr Dominic Nitiwul, has said the time has come for Ghana to purchase a new and befitting presidential jet. This is because the current Falcon 900 EX-Easy aircraft, used by the President, was not fit for purpose. Mr Nitiwul said this in response to an urgent question by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Mr Okudzeto Ablakwa, on the floor of Parliament yesterday on whether the presidential jet was in good condition and considered air-worthy. On…