The Minister of Foreign Affairs, , has reacted to calls for him to resign and render an apology, following President 's recent trip to Japan, where the president was accused of using a private jet for the trip.
A faction of the public, mostly proponents of the opposition (NPP), called for Ablakwa's head, citing a promise he made while in opposition to resign in a future National Democratic Congress (NDC) government he is part of, should the president use luxury private jets like the then-President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Reacting to these calls in a statement shared on social media, the foreign affairs minister asserted that he had nothing to apologise for or resign over, describing the comparisons people are making between former President Akufo-Addo's use of a private jet and Mahama's recent mode of flight for the trip to Japan as "ridiculous attempts to equalise based on unscrupulous falsehoods in a futile effort at whitewashing President Akufo-Addo." Ablakwa, who is also the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, stated that he has no regret whatsoever over his exposés on Akufo-Addo's use of private jets for his trips abroad, which he said form part of his parliamentary oversight duties and saved the country millions of dollars. "I owe no one an apology for leading this consequential and noble oversight to protect taxpayers - I am confident the vast majority of Ghanaians are appreciative of my sacrifices - this is a legacy I will forever cherish.
I did it in good conscience for my country and not for the praises of those who cannot look beyond their stomachs. "It is really comical that the very people demanding of me to apologise or resign are the same people trying so hard to emulate my actions - the overwhelming verdict by Ghanaians, however, is that, so far, the 'wannabes' have been spectacularly disastrous.
