Security analyst Andrews Asiedu Tetteh says the government does not need to provide details about the president’s travel arrangements.
He believes it is unnecessary for authorities to respond to speculation or assertions from the opposition regarding the president’s trips.
Mr Tetteh’s comments came in response to the authorities’ recent rebuttal of what they called “false claims made by Ekow Vincent Assefuah” about President John Dramani Mahama’s trips to Japan and Singapore.
On August 18, 2025, Old Tafo MP Ekow Vincent Assefuah alleged in a Facebook post that the presidency had chartered a private jet for $15,000 per hour.
Mr Assefuah claimed the private jet, with registration number M-BAEP, left Accra around 7 a.m. that morning.
He calculated the seven-hour journey already covered at $105,000. He further estimated the cost would be another $180,000 for a 12-hour flight to Japan and an additional $105,000 for the subsequent seven-hour flight to Singapore.
He also factored in a 20-hour return trip from Germany to Accra, adding another $300,000, bringing the total estimated cost to a staggering $690,000, not including waiting times or stopovers.
The Presidency, however, refuted the claims, stating that the President traveled on a commercial flight.
Despite the Presidency’s response, Mr Tetteh feels it was unneeded and could compromise the President’s safety and security.
“If you are a ruler and the opposition spreads falsehoods, you can debunk them without necessarily giving further details,” he argued.
“If you are scheduled to travel this evening and they allege you are taking a chartered flight, would you come out and state that you are indeed traveling in the evening but not by a chartered flight, but by KLM? You don’t have to respond to every needless assertion as a sitting President. There are some you can debunk and ask Ghanaians to treat their claims with contempt. The President travels, but not through the means the opposition claimed, so we should just ignore their propaganda.”
According to Mr Andrews Asiedu Tetteh, the Presidency could have made the travel details public after the President completed his official duties and arrived safely back in Ghana.
He also advised that those around the President should prioritize his security.
“I have always maintained that the President and his appointees do not prioritize security issues. It seems the President is not on top of security matters. He should have appointed Kofi Boakye as Interior Minister and reassigned Muntaka Mubarak.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
