{"id":1079121,"date":"2022-05-07T07:30:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T07:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/07\/prez-akufo-addos-latest-trip-a-damascus-experience-he-saved-taxpayer-ghs3m-ablakwa-politics\/"},"modified":"2022-05-07T07:30:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T07:30:34","slug":"prez-akufo-addos-latest-trip-a-damascus-experience-he-saved-taxpayer-ghs3m-ablakwa-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/07\/prez-akufo-addos-latest-trip-a-damascus-experience-he-saved-taxpayer-ghs3m-ablakwa-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Prez Akufo Addo&#8217;s Latest Trip A \u201cDamascus Experience.\u201d &#8211; He Saved Taxpayer GHS3m &#8211; Ablakwa | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fokudzetoablakwa%2Fposts%2F541642010650210&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>North Tongu lawmaker, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has described President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u2019s latest trip to the US aboard a commercial flight, as a \u201cDamascus experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president flew to the US aboard a United Airlines commercial flight despite having travelled on chartered flights previously.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the North Tongu legislator, the president must have taken cognisance of criticisms that he was travelling on chartered flights at the expense of the Ghanaian taxpayer.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post on Friday, 6 May 2022, the North Tongu lawmaker said: \u201cI can confirm that President Akufo-Addo appears to have listened to good counsel from an overwhelming number of outraged Ghanaians and so flew commercial aboard United Airlines on his current trip to the United States&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurther tracking and our usually unimpeachable surveillance also reveal that he hasn\u2019t done a &#8216;meet me there&#8217; on this particular travel, as he has completely avoided his favourite ultra-luxury toys which he seems addicted to in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Per the MP\u2019s estimation, \u201cthe Ghanaian taxpayer has been spared some US$442,000.00 which translates to savings of 3.3 million Ghana cedis,\u201d from the President\u2019s latest trip.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cConsidering the president\u2019s profligate and obstinate track record, we should probably consider his latest conduct as a Damascus experience, especially as he was on his way to speak at the Museum of the Bible, where he declared himself a Christian in politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. 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