There was a war of words between Ghana’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Stan Dogbe, and Member of Parliament for Tafo in the Ashanti Region, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, over the president’s travel arrangements to Japan and Singapore.
While the Chief of Staff insisted that the president travelled on a commercial flight and not a private jet, the Tafo member of parliament shared details of a private jet and its arrangements, but failed to mention any name.
However, the discussion on social media at the time the member of parliament posted the private jet flight arrangement centred around the president’s travel to Japan and Singapore.
This post, shared by the former Deputy Local Government Minister, did not sit well with Stan Dogbe, who was of the view that the member of parliament was throwing dust into the eyes of the public.
To him, a simple reading could have saved the member of parliament from public embarrassment.
He explained that the post by the member of parliament was a display of unintelligence, indicating that an honourable member of parliament should know better than to lie and deceive the people of Ghana.
The two leading figures threw jabs at each other over the president’s travel arrangements, with Stan Dogbe and Ekow Vincent Assafuah denigrating each other on social media.
Ekow Vincent Assafuah’s Post and Responses
Stan Dogbe’s Response
Background
President John Dramani Mahama has embarked on official visits to Japan and Singapore to strengthen bilateral relations and attract investment under Ghana’s “Resetting Ghana” agenda.
In Japan, he will attend the TICAD IX summit, host a Ghana Presidential Investment Forum, and meet with key agencies like JICA and JETRO to promote trade and infrastructure partnerships.
In Singapore, Mahama will engage with top leaders, participate in the Africa-Singapore Business Forum, and highlight Ghana’s reform agenda to boost market access and draw investment in technology, finance, and human capital development.
