Trouble At Civil Aviation?

Workers and some former members of the Board of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) are dropping hints that something fishy is happening in the Authority and have called for full scale investigations. In one of the exchanges over the state of affairs in the Authority, Dr Kwame Amoako Tuffuor, former Chairman of the Board and a known pal of President Kufuor even took a swipe at the government.

In a letter complaining about the refusal of government to give reasons for the dissolution of his board, Dr Amoako Tuffuor said ''We were therefore surprised that we were not privileged to have been given prior notice about the dissolution which was put in the public domain both nationally and internationally. This smacks of the previous era where the rule of law and individual rights were not recognized''.

Another leading member of the NPP who served on the board also protested against the dissolution of the Board in a letter to the then Minister of Transport, Dr Richard Anane. The letter stated in part that ''despite your silence and the injury your action has cost our profile and reputation, we have maintained a golden silence out of respect and courtesy for the government in order not to exacerbate the public furore that has generated as a result of the manner in which the dissolution of the Board was handled''.

Although no specific allegations have been made, the workers have dropped sufficient hints that the Amoako Tuffuor board may have caused financial loss to the state.

The former Board of Directors have blamed the dissolution of the Board on ''some selfish individuals who wanted to dupe this country but were not getting it easy with the Board''.

The Crusading Guide newspaper carried a story on Tuesday, which claimed that the former Members of the Board insist that any probe of the GCAA should cover the activities and decisions of the GCAA management, Dr Richard Anane and the Chief of Staff, Kwadwo Mpiani. So far it is only a probe that can establish the truth.