A communications team member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Amaning, has said that the safety of the President and his entourage during Presidential trips cannot be compromised.
Contributing to a discussion on the accusation by the North Tongu MP on Movement In The Morning Show he said, “we cannot compromise the security of the President and his entourage when he is travelling”
” If you look at the cost, what about the benefit? Are we saying when the President travels he comes with nothing?’ he asked.
According to him the accusation by the North Tongu MP is to frustrate the President, as he sought to find out from Hon. Okudzeto if he will be compromising his security if he was the President.
“I don’t think anybody will like our President to travel the cheapest way-it is not proper, it is not safe. He is our President and his safety must be a concern to all”, he stressed.
Mr. Ablakwa had claimed that €480,000 was spent on President Nana Akufo-Addo’s recent trips to Belgium and Rwanda but the Presidency refuted the claim insisting that Akufo-Addo did not travel to Belgium aboard a chartered Airbus ACJ319.
In a statement signed by the Communication Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, said Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s criticisms against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s recent spending on air travel is aimed at causing public disaffection for the President.
“Undoubtedly, the Hon. MP’s motives are not well-intentioned, as he is merely seeking to score cheap political points to incite public disaffection against the President,” the statement said.
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