The Member of Parliament for the Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has questioned the government's decision to purchase four helicopters, and two presidential jets at the cost of GH¢13.1 billion.
According to Mr Jinapor, that move, announced in the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government was a misplaced priority, when many public sector workers are allegedly unpaid.
Speaking during the debate on the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, Mr Jinapor accused the government of abandoning its core campaign promises of reducing the cost of living and creating mass employment while shifting resources toward high-cost acquisitions that, in his view, do not reflect the urgent needs of ordinary citizens.
The MP said it was unacceptable for the government to move ahead with plans to procure four helicopters and two presidential jets at a time when “nurses, teachers and other public workers are struggling to receive their salaries.”
“Is this the priority of the government when traders are suffering, farmers are suffering, nurses are suffering, teachers are suffering?” he questioned.
Mr Jinapor argued that the expenditure sends the wrong signal at a time when many Ghanaians are battling economic hardship and essential sectors are starved of resources.
He added that instead of recruiting more workers to support the promised shift system under the proposed 24-hour economy policy, the government was struggling to pay those already employed.
“Mr. Speaker, nurses are working without being paid. Teachers are working without being paid. So, when are they going to employ the two additional people to do the work that one person is doing without being paid,” he quizzed.
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