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Aviation Minister, Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda has debunked the allegation that the government has received a proposal for the private involvement in the management of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL).

The Navrongo Central Member of Parliament (MP) explained on JoyNews that the controversy going on at the Ghana Airport Company has to do with the executive approval to the Aviation Ministry to engage TAV-SUMMA.

According to him, there has not been any official talks between the Aviation Ministry and the said company, TAV-SUMMA — a Turkish corporation — on the subject of privatising Ghana Airport Company Limited.

He said the approval is “to engage TAV to discuss whatever ideas they may have and for us to also share with them what we think may be in the best interest of the company and Ghana.”

He added that no such engagement or meeting has taken place and also rejected the standing of a work plan submitted by the Turkish company as being peddled by workers of Ghana Airport Company Limited.

He however insisted that “no official talks have been held of the issue and any submission made is void”.

Protests by GACL staff

Meanwhile, staff of the Ghana Airports Company Limited have been protesting what they say is government’s attempt to privatize the company.

They claim government, through the Aviation Ministry intends to hand over the company to the Turkish investors and they cannot allow that to happen.

During a demonstration on July 8, outside the premises of the company, the workers, clad in red attires and arm bands demanded that the plans be aborted.

The Minister has since dismissed the claims that the company would be sold; adding that the potential partnership with TAV-SUMMA is to help achieve the government’s vision of making Ghana the Aviation Hub within the West African Sub-Region.