Democracy Hub and the Convention People’s Party (CPP) have sued at the Supreme Court to drop the name “Kotoka” from the country’s premiere International airport.
They say because Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka played a major role in the 1966 coup d’état that overthrew President Kwame Nkrumah’s government; maintaining his name contradicts Ghana’s democratic values.
Democracy Hub asserted that maintaining Kotoka’s name on a national monument signifies state endorsement of unconstitutional actions.
Democracy Hub said renaming the airport would proclaim Ghana’s commitment to democratic governance.
Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka was a Ghanaian soldier instrumental in the 24 February 1966 coup d’état that overthrew President Kwame Nkrumah’s government.
