Stan Dogbe, the Deputy Chief of Staff, has called out Vincent Ekow Assafuah, accusing him of feeding the public lies over President John Dramani Mahama’s recent travels.
Mr Dogbe noted that Ekow Assafuah must read on how to be politically relevant and stop disgracing MPs.
Over the weekend, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Tafo, claimed John Mahama boarded a private plane at an incredible cost of $690,000.
Ekow Assafuah, in a Facebook post, wrote, “This private jet, M-BAEP, left Accra this morning around 7 a.m. It is estimated to cost $15,000 per hour to rent this flight. A simple calculation shows that the 7-hour journey already covered amounts to $105,000.
If the flight proceeds to Japan, which is likely to take about 12 hours, that would be another $180,000”.
He further added, “If it then continues to Singapore, approximately 7 hours away, that would add another $105,000.
Finally, if the jet flies directly to Germany and then back to Accra, a total of about 20 hours return trip, that would add another $300,000.
Altogether, the cost comes to an incredible $690,000 without including waiting times and/or stopovers”.
However, Stan Dogbe, in a sharp reply, told Ekow Assafuah that it does not take that much brainwork to avoid embarrassing yourself.
Stan Dogbe emphasised that, as at the claimed time Assafuah cited, President Mahama was live on TV between 10.30 am and 12.45 pm, attending the thanksgiving mass of Dr Edward Omane Boamah at the Christ the King Parish.
The deputy Chief of Staff, in his response, wrote, “This one here will also demand to be called ‘Honourable’!
Even if you are not street smart, it doesn’t take that much brain work to avoid embarrassing yourself, or?
The president was live on many TV networks between 10.30 am and 12.45 pm, attending the Thanksgiving mass of Dr Edward Omane Boamah at the Christ the King Parish.
Did he take off in the supposed jet at 7.00 am and flew back for the 10.30 am mass?
I guess we have to ask his classmates how smart this guy was in his lower school days because… Eish!
This is not how to be relevant oooh! Vincent Ekow Assafuah, invest in reading and how to be politically relevant and stop disgracing MPs”.
Stan Dogbe, in a separate post on Facebook, revealed President Mahama’s travel to Japan on board a commercial airline from Accra’s Kotoka International Airport.
He added, “Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe, I have seen some of your hungry brothers, trying hard to “catch the eye”.
Tell them I said, that’s not how to be relevant, or help their candidate.
President John Dramani Mahama is on his way to Japan on board a commercial airline from Accra’s Kotoka International Airport. There are right-thinking Ghanaians on board with him”.
Stan Dogbe further added, “If the president’s trip requires a privately chartered aircraft and not his brother’s Dzata, which has saved the state huge sums of money, be sure that we will go for that, but not at an exorbitant cost to the state.
Tell them to let President Akufo-Addo enjoy his retirement and stop drawing him needllessly into their candidate’s comatose campaign”.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama left the country on Sunday, August 17, for a two-nation official visit to Japan and Singapore.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, in a statement, revealed that Mahama will participate in the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IX) and also speak at the Ghana Presidential Investment Forum.
He also added that the president will later continue to Singapore for a three-day state visit.
John Mahama will meet Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, and also participate in the Africa-Singapore Business Forum and deliver an address at an investment forum.
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