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Kotoka International Airport Terminal 3 is one of the projects listed in the Green Book
Aviation Minister Kofi Adda has refuted claims that the Akufo-Addo government sold Kotoka International Airport.
He claimed that the government led by Akufo-Addo is interested in developing the aviation sector, making it impossible to sell the country’s asset as the port of entry.
“We are very concerned about the aviation sector because of the president’s vision. Nana Addo Dankwa decided to establish a ministry dedicated to aviation. The reason simply is that there is great potential in the aviation sector to aid in the development of the country.
“I want to make it very clear to the media and the general public that under Nana Akufo-Addo there will be no sale of airports and infrastructure,” he said.
This is due to rumors about the sale and privatization of the country’s airports.
This comes after workers at Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) embarked on a demonstration to express their disgust at the government’s alleged plan to privatize the company.
Speaking at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) reopening ceremony, he revealed that there are plans to partner with all kinds of potential investors to train people for key roles in the industry.
“We need to have aeronautical training organizations. We don’t have any pilot training facilities in West and Central Africa, maintenance repair organizations and private aircraft terminals in Ghana, ”he said.
According to him, there is currently no management contract that allows a private company to control KIA’s affairs, contrary to what is claimed.
Instead, the government is focused on its vision of making Ghana the hub of aviation within the West African subregion.
In his sixteenth address to the country, the President declared the reopening of Kotoka International Airport to international passenger traffic, after five months of closure.
He explained that this decision is due to the fact that public health officials can now conduct rapid tests to allow the isolation of passengers who could arrive in the country with the new coronavirus.
