The Greater Accra Regional Chairman for Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) Kojo Amoateng, says they only requested for a disinfectant machine at the airport before its reopening to avoid the spread of the covid-19.
The chairman in an interview said, as part of the fight against Covid-19 a disinfectant machine should be planted at the various points of entry for fumigation of all imported goods by traders and importers just like the Tema and Takoradi ports.
According to him, in 2017, the Health Minister signed a contract with LCB worldwide Ghana Limited, a local crisis management company to build a disinfectant machine at the Tema and Takoradi port including the Airport for a fumigation exercise but the Aviation Minister misunderstood them.
The chairman hinted that, GUTA has been involved in all their meetings since the signing of the contract, surprised that, there was no disinfection exercise during the partial opening of the airport.
The Aviation Minister, Mr Joseph Kofi Adda, in a press conference in Accra stated that ” The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has no contract with LCB worldwide Ghana Limited, a local crisis management Company for the disinfection of airports in the Country.”
“The agreement was between the Ministries of Health and Transport to fumigate and install disinfection system at the Tema and Takoradi ports.” He said
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