A Ghanaian man has alleged that for the past 7 years there have been no financial reports published by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL).According to him, the lack of accountability began when the Akufo-Addo-led government assumed office.Taking to the X platform he indicated that during former president, John Dramni Mahama’s the GACL’s revenue from 2015 - 2016 doubled from 2.1 to 5.8 billion Ghana Cedis.

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He added that the individuals under the former president were up to the task, unlike those from Akufo-Addo.In 2013, former President John Dramani Mahama appointed Charles Asare as the managing director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL). Upon assuming his role, Asare diligently worked on reconstructing and fortifying the company.

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By 2015, he successfully issued the inaugural financial statements for Ghana Airports, followed by the second full financial year in 2016.“ In 2013, former president, John Dramni Mahama, appointed Charles Asare as the managing director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL). Immediately he went to work, busy reconstructing and rebuilding the company.

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" In 2015, he published the first ever financial statements for Ghana Airports and in 2016 he published the second full financial year. From 2015 to 2016 the revenue and assets of the company doubled from 2.1 to 5.8 billion Ghana Cedis. So you can say Mr Asare did a very good job at managing the company," he added.

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However, in 2016, it is alleged that a clan member of Mahama, John Attafuah, was appointed as the new managing director in 2017.Mr  Attafuah's tenure was marked by significant dissatisfaction among the staff, who accused him of nepotism and behaving as if Ghana Airports was his familial property.

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 Despite efforts to retain him, Attafuah's leadership faced considerable internal resistance, ultimately leading to his dismissal by President Akufo-Addo in 2019. Notably, during Mr Attafuah's two-year tenure from 2017 to 2019, unlike his predecessor Asare, no financial reports for GACL were made public."But then in 2016, something happened Akufo-Addo came to power and appointed his clan member John Attafuah as the new MD in 2017.

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This MD was so terrible that all the staff hated him and they said he was behaving as though Ghana Airports belonged to his family members. "Things were not well for him at the company because no one wanted to work with him and despite all his attempts to keep him, Nana Addo had no choice but to eventually fire him in 2019 but it's important to mention that the two years that he was in office from 2017 to 2019.

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Unlike Asare, John never published the financials of GACL. In the 7 years that NPP has been in power from 2016 to date, no financials have been published for GACL. And so all the MDs that Nana has appointed I don’t know if the appointments come with special instructions," he stated.Established in 2006, the Ghana Airports Company Ltd.

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(GACL) holds the mandate for the planning, development, management, and maintenance of all airports and aerodromes across Ghana.It key responsibilities are planning, developing, managing, and maintaining all public airports and airstrips nationwide.It also facilitates the movement of aircraft, passengers, cargo, and mail.GACL ensures the safety and security of aircraft, passengers, and cargo in alignment with global best practices.

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