Zebilla’s Member of Parliament, Cletus Avoka, has called on the government to prioritize the construction of an airport in Bolgatanga, the capital of the Upper East Region.
Avoka emphasized the need for an airport to address the challenges faced in transferring patients to medical facilities in Greater Accra, which has resulted in loss of lives.
He also highlighted the importance of an airport in facilitating swift medical attention and addressing security concerns, particularly in light of insurgencies in the Sahel and neighboring towns around Bawku.
Speaking to reporters in Parliament on Thursday, March 14, Mr. Avoka outlined the strategic importance of an airport in the Upper East Region.
“We share a border with two countries and because of the security challenges in the Sahel, we need to mobilise troops to Bolgatanga and quickly deploy them to the areas if there is a problem which doesn’t exist in this modern era.
“Somebody is involved in an accident and unless there is a helicopter, which even takes three hours from Accra to Bolgatanga, but if there was a flight, it would have taken just one hour to Korle Bu and we are missing that due to the lack of an airport.”