Executive Director of the Centre for Public Opinion and Awareness (CenPOA), Michael Donyina Mensah, has voiced his dismay over the government's decision to send samples from the eight victims of a recent helicopter crash to South Africa for forensic analysis.
He described the move as a major embarrassment and an indictment on the entire country.
He argued that if Ghana lacked the necessary equipment or expertise, it would have been more logical to fly the experts into the country rather than sending the sensitive samples abroad.
The decision to outsource the analysis, he believes, paints a picture that such procedures are "extraordinary" and beyond Ghana's capabilities, which he finds "disgraceful".
