At the just-ended #OccupyBoG protest held on October 3, hundreds of Ghanaians marched the streets of Accra from Obra Spot at Kwame Nkrumah Circle to Independence Square.
The hundreds did not show up empty-handed. On the contrary, at least each protestor held up a placard that expressed their respective concerns.
A plethora of problems were highlighted, but one that seems to have caught much attention has to do with Ghana’s airport, the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
There have been widespread reports that one of President Akufo-Addo’s daughters, Valerie Akuffo-Addo, owns duty-free shops at the KIA.
Former Deputy Minister for Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu is one of the individuals who has made such an allegation.
“Look at the offensive nepotism that President Akuffo Addo is engaged in. You become president and within days, your daughters, who have no track record of any business, one of them secures the most lucrative shop at Terminal 3 built by President Mahama overnight, and one of them suddenly owns an upscale restaurant in an ultra-expensive part of Accra overnight,” he alleged.
The KIA duty-free port shops are said to have been built by former President John Dramani Mahama.
Owing to this, an young child protestor called on the president to provide all Ghanaians with a duty-free shop at the airport.
The placard read: “We also want the duty free shop at the airport.”
Such a gesture is expected to reduce the tax burden on businesses in the country.