GAF Troops petition Mahama to remove GACL MD after recklessly endangering their lives

Reports suggest the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) troops have reportedly petitioned President John Mahama to remove Ghana Airport Company Limited Managing Director Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare after recklessly endangering their lives.  

According to Ghana Chronicles, the troops are calling for the GACL MD’s sacking after she recklessly refused their flight on an Ethiopian Airlines flight with 213 Ghana Army troops from landing at the Kotoka International Airport.

The troops allegedly claim they had to circle around for an hour on low fuel before diverting to Lomé in Togo to land.

The Chronicles in a post on X wrote, “Ghana narrowly averts aviation disaster: Ethiopian Airlines flight with 213 Ghana Army troops from UNIFIL GHANBATT 91 denied landing at KIA due to runway works, circling for an hour low on fuel before diverting to Lomé.

Troops petition President Mahama over GACL MD Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare’s ‘reckless’ refusal”.

Some Ghanaians have reacted saying, “What is it with this lady that the Government won’t reshuffle her to a different department, the scandals surrounding her are too much, and it’s getting bad”.

“All the airlines were notified about a year ago, and they are aware of the runway maintenance.

The runway closes at the latest 12 midnight to give the engineers time to work till 6am”, a netizen added.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), in a letter dated October 23, 2024, and signed by Mrs Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, informed airlines about the runway closure times due to the upcoming runway overlay works at the Kotoka International Airport.

The maintenance is expected to last two years and conclude on March 30, 2027. The runway will be completely closed daily from 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM local time.

The GACL added that it will make available to airlines a detailed schedule of the works and a contact list for key personnel involved in due course.

In related news, Kevin Taylor, a controversial social media commentator, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to dismiss the Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, Mrs Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare.

According to Kevin Taylor, numerous controversies have emerged during her tenure, and she cannot be seen as not part of the crime.

He noted that several scandals unfolded at the airport under her leadership during the Akufo-Addo-led administration, including the COVID-19 testing, Akufo-Addo’s daughter selling shops at the Airport.

Kevin Taylor further raised questions about why John Mahama continues to retain her instead of appointing a more competent individual from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who sacrificed for the president to regain power.

Speaking on his show With All Due Respect, Kevin Talyor fumed, “This woman at the Ghana Airport Company is causing too much controversy; it has been going much for too long. People are tired of this woman. It has been seven months, it is enough.

Whoever was giving this woman the favours, it is enough that this woman needs to go. This woman needs to be sacked. Mr President, with all due respect, the NDC as a political party and this government, Mr President John Dramani Mahama, it is enough”.

Kevin Taylor asserted that Mrs Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare is bad news and part of the crimes happening at the Ghana Airport.

He added, “This woman is bad news; she is part of the crime. She did nothing for the NDC to come to power; she is an NPP appointee, in and out she works for Akufo-Addo. We don’t want to have an issue with you, Mr President, with all due respect, sack this woman this week.

Enough of the controversy at the Airport, Abobea had to work, but this woman did everything possible for Abobea to be sacked from the Airport; this Airport does not belong to this woman. When Gyankroma and Akufo-Addo were sharing the airport shops and the COVID-19 scandal, this woman was there.

 So, Mr President, you cannot tell me this woman has not been part of the crime from day one; this woman needs to go, or else we are going to demonstrate against your decision you keep this woman at the Airport”.

The US-based vlogger further stated boldly that he is not going to allow any malign the Mahama government by ensuring the right things are done.

He continued, “We are not going to allow anybody to malign this government; we are here to protect the government, we are here to speak truth and to ensure the right things are done”.

According to Kevin Taylor, President Mahama cannot tell Ghanaians that no one in Ghana has better qualifications and can do a better job than Mrs. Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare.

He detailed, “This woman is under investigation. She is not supposed to be the MD of the Ghana Airport. I don’t know what job she has done that no one could do. I don’t know the qualification she has that in Ghana, no NDC member has. I cannot see any extraordinary work she has done at the Kotoka International Airport, which we cannot get a woman or someone who is smarter and intelligent to fill that position.

There are people who have sacrificed to bring Mahama to power. Why is this woman still in post? Are we entertaining nonsense? Why are we entertaining these things? The controversy surrounding this woman is too much; she needs to go”.

Kevin Taylor later fired shots at Paul Adom-Otchere, the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), describing him as a thief.

“Paul Adom Otchere is a thief. Nobody should take that guy seriously; he is a typical liar. Paul Adom Otchere does not live with his wife. Paul Adom Octhere is a carny, slimy, dirty riffraff who can lie through his ass”, he boldly added.

Kevin Taylor’s comment follows Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, the managing director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), ending the scandalous revenue assurance contract with Evatex Logistics.

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