Ex- Prez Kufour Collapsed Ghana Airways – Former Staff Alleges

Some former workers of the defunct Ghana Airways have accused ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor for the collapse of the country’s airline.

The Former workers say the erstwhile New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration must be held accountable for the airline’s collapse.

According to them the NPP government had no good intentions for the airline, alleging that family members of ex president Kufuor used the airline to travel for low costs at the expense of the airline company.

The workers cited fat salaries of CEOs and board members and bad advice from some of the consultants as some of the reasons that led to the gradual collapse of the airline.

In a press conference held on Wednesday 1st September, the ex staff of Ghana Airways said though a report was handed over to government by a forensic audit committee on the troubles of the airline nothing was done about it.

Chairman of the Former senior staff association of the defunct Ghana airways, Roland Wobil Mosore charged the ruling NDC government to commence investigations into what led to the collapse of the airline during the NPP’s regime.

“The first appointed CEO of the Ghana Airways under the NPP government drew a salary of ten thousand dollars a month; he was one Mr. Gabriel Owusu. All reputable airlines were disqualified to partner with Ghana Airways. It was rather in some mysterious circumstances that a new so called Ghana International Airlines was formed with tax payers’ money. Ghanaians want to know how much the state spent in the liquidation exercise. How was Pricewater House consultants even contracted? Those who did the liquidation exercise was Pricewater House consultants, who bought what assets, Ghanaians want to know”.

The appointments of over a thousand staff of the airline were terminated following the liquidation of Ghana airways.

The former workers say till date the government has not paid them their end of service benefits. The workers told Citi News that they are demanding from the ruling government what is due them.

“We worked there for so many years and they asked us to go home just like that. We were there when they said they have sold the company, they people came and said they were from castle, they came to sack our management staff and then put their people there…we want our money”