The Government of Ghana has denied claims by a pressure group that some
government officials used a private jet belonging to private mining
firm, Engineers & Planners – a company with affiliations to the
president’s brother.
Ghanaians for a Better Government had insisted in a press statement
that the U.S.-flagged plane that landed in Tehran and was traced to
E&P, ferried top government officials to Iran, and not a business
delegation as claimed by the jet’s operators, (E&P).
A statement issued at the weekend by E&P, signed by Executive
Director Adi Ayitevie, also denied rumours that the jet ferried
President Mahama to certain locations.
“We wish to also state that the President of the Republic of Ghana, His
Excellency John Dramani Mahama has never been transported by the said
aircraft,” E&P said. Ghanaians for a Better Government however said
the explanation offered by E&P is at variance with information
divulged by the Iranian government regarding the calibre of people who
used the plane.
Deputy Minister of Information and Media Relations, Felix Kwakye Ofosu
told XYZ Breakfast show host Moro Awudu on Tuesday that the explanation
and clarification offered by E&P should settle the matter.
He denied categorically that officials of the Government of Ghana ever
travelled on the Bombadier for to Iran for any official purpose.
“Engineers and planners had issued a statement in which they clarified
the issues. They state without fear of equivocation that the President
has never travelled on the Engineers and Planners jet. Secondly
Government has not sent any delegation that has travelled in that jet to
Iran and I believe that should end the matter.”
Mr Kwakey Ofosu accused the pressure group of pursuing the agenda of
the main opposition New Patriotic Party. “That group is nothing more
than another appendage of the NPP. All the members of that group are
known NPP activists and so they don’t fool anybody at all.”
Source: radioxyzonline.com
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