Fatimatu Abubakar, the former Information Minister, has alleged that the John Mahama government has diverted funds meant for the 24-hour economy to buy a presidential jet.
According to Fatimatu Abubakar, the NDC government, after two budget readings, is not going to do anything meaningful.
Speaking on Movement TV, Fatimatu Abubakar stated, “They are not going to do anything; nothing will happen, those looking forward to the 24-hour economy that is the money they are using to buy a jet. They are not going to reduce electricity tariffs”.
She further alleged that the Mahama administration sought to erase the legacy of the previous NPP government.
“What is happening under this administration is that they want to totally wipe out the legacy of the previous administration. They want to wipe it off, what I am seeing now with the first budget and the second budget, which will take us into the middle of the four-year term of the president”, she claimed.
Fatimatu Abubakar further alleged that all the noise about prosecutions in Ghana is a scheme by the NDC government just to keep the Ghanaian media busy.
“These prosecutions and all the noise are keeping the Ghanaian media busy; they are keeping us busy. Who cares about prima facie? Even without the prima facie, we already knew the outcome.
Even now, those who have not been to the law school, or have not been to court before, we all know about the outcome, because the politics are becoming too many, you don’t have to read the petition to hear the other side”, Fatimatu Abubakar alleged.
Additionally, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said the NDC government is buying a $60 million presidential jet with a bathroom and kitchen to bath and eat in the air.
According to Miracles Aboagye, the NDC government is insensitive as young nurses and teachers remain unemployed at home, but the government is prioritising buying a presidential jet.
In a post on X, Dennis Miracles Aboagye wrote, “The NDC Government is buying a presidential jet with a bathroom and kitchen to bath and eat in the air.
$60million Dollars for Hons. @S_OkudzetoAblak and @FelixKwakyeOfo1 to travel like Arabian kings.
Our young nurses and teachers remain unemployed at home because the Government doesn’t prioritise them.
Insensitivity!!”
It will be recalled, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson’s during the 2026 Budget presentation in November revealed that the government plans to acquire four modern helicopters, one long-range aircraft, and one medium-range aircraft starting in 2026.
Presenting the 2026 Budget Statement to Parliament on Thursday, November 13, 2025, Mr Forson stated, “The Ghana Air Force will be retooled. Beginning in 2026, the Government of Ghana will initiate procurement processes for the acquisition of four modern helicopters, one long-range aircraft, and one medium-range aircraft. These are expected to be delivered within four years, provided the procurement is finalised in 2026”.
Meanwhile, Parliament has approved a Sixty Million, Six Hundred and Eighty Thousand United States Dollars (US$60,680,000.00) contract for the purchase of a Falcon 6X aircraft for the air force.
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