Do You Need A Whole Crew To Fix Plane Tyre? – Atik ‘Fires’ Felix Kwakye Ofosu

Atik Mohammed has taken with a pinch of salt the account on the ongoing aircraft “cocaine” scandal rendered by the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.

The aircraft in question are AirMed flight N823AM, an air ambulance, and Cavok Air’s Antonov An-12B, a cargo plane, which according to Assin South lawmaker and Ranking Member of Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Interior, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, were allegedly transporting illicit drugs and cash into Ghana.

Both flights arrived from Gran Canaria, Spain, and remained at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for extended periods under suspicious circumstances before leaving the airport.

The air ambulance is said to have stayed in the country for five days whereas the Cavok Air’s Antonov An-12B was in Ghana for 13 days, according to sources.

Responding to the allegations, the Government Communications Minister and Spokesperson for the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu dismissed the claims by Ntim Fordjour with particular emphasis on the purpose of the planes in the country.

Explaining the matter to the public, Kwakye Ofosu noted that the aircraft were in Ghana for maintenance purposes and had nothing to do with smuggling narcotics nor engaging in money laundering.

Aircraft Technical Fault

In a Facebook post on Sunday April 6, Ofosu explained that the AirMed aircraft landed due to damaged tyres on its landing gear and went ahead to share pictorial and video evidence to support his assertion.

“These pictures show engineers fixing damaged tyres on the landing gear of the Air Med Aircraft at the Kotoka International Airport. The damaged parts and engineers were brought in by a different aircraft, reason why it stayed here for three days. Don’t let anyone lie to you”, he stated.

On the Cavok flight, he noted that security officials inspected the aircraft upon arrival and confirmed its cargo which, he stressed, consisted of oil drills and oil stored in jerrycans.

“This is actual footage of the inspection of the Cavok flight by security officials at the Kotoka International Airport on arrival which shows it carried a cargo of oil drills and oil in jerrycans. Don’t let anyone lie to you and shift the goal post when pressed for evidence.” 

Atik Queries Govt

But to Atik, Felix Kwakye Ofosu’s explanations have loopholes that make his account not actually valid.

To him, he finds it difficult understanding how the plane developed a tyre fault, hence questioning the logic behind the plane staying in Ghana for days just to fix faulty tyres.

“If you are telling us there is a problem with the tyre, what is the nature of the problem?…If a tyre spoils, do you need a whole crew with another plane to come and supply such particular tyre?”, he queried, asserting “it’s difficult to comprehend and accept that this the justification why they landed”.

The socio-economic analyst advised the government not to belittle the issue stating “government has an interest in finding out the truth about this issue because it is creating a certain image which is not wholesome and government needs to act very fast”.

He made these submissions on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” show Wednesday morning.

 

Source: Ghmessenger.com