At the just-ended #OccupyBoG protest held on October 3, hundreds of Ghanaians marched the streets of Accra from Obra Spot at Kwame Nkrumah Circle to Independence Square.The hundreds did not show up empty-handed. On the contrary, at least each protestor held up a placard that expressed their respective concerns.

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<img alt="" class="wp-image-570525"/>A plethora of problems were highlighted, but one that seems to have caught much attention has to do with Ghana's airport, the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).<img alt="" class="wp-image-570529"/>There have been widespread reports that one of President Akufo-Addo's daughters, Valerie Akuffo-Addo, owns duty-free shops at the KIA.

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Former Deputy Minister for Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu is one of the individuals who has made such an allegation.“Look at the offensive nepotism that President Akuffo Addo is engaged in.

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You become president and within days, your daughters, who have no track record of any business, one of them secures the most lucrative shop at Terminal 3 built by President Mahama overnight, and one of them suddenly owns an upscale restaurant in an ultra-expensive part of Accra overnight,” he alleged.The KIA duty-free port shops are said to have been built by former President John Dramani Mahama.

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Owing to this, an young child protestor called on the president to provide all Ghanaians with a duty-free shop at the airport. The placard read: "We also want the duty free shop at the airport."<img alt="" class="wp-image-570531"/>Such a gesture is expected to reduce the tax burden on businesses in the country.

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