Founding President of IMANI Center for Policy and Education says it is stupid for the Ghana Airports Company Limited to claim it did not know the total revenue generated from COVID-19 testing at the airport.
Ghana Airports Company Limited made the claim in a response to an RTI application filed by a Journalist at Multimedia.
GACL in its response claimed it is unaware of the amount the testing generated because the monies were directly collected by Frontiers Healthcare who were the contracted service providers under the arrangement.
“GACL is unable to confirm the amount of money derived from COVID-19 testing because passengers paid directly to Frontiers Healthcare, providers of the service,” the company stated.
Speaking in an interview with host of the Gold Morning Conversation Sena Nombo, President of IMANI Africa said the response is borderline which borders on pilfering and wickedness.
Even though he admits the contract may be one of those that are handled from the Presidency, he said the GACL being the contracting entity should at least know how much was generated by the testing.
In August 2020, government opened Ghana’s airport for entry into the country after months of closure to control rising cases of COVID-19.
Travelers were required to among others take a COVID-19 test at the cost of $150 per person in order to be allowed entry.
There have been persistent questions surrounding the contracting of Frontiers Health, a new company to undertake the testing as they had no track record.
Source: Radiolgoldlive.com
