History Is Already Speaking
His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo has not been out of office for long, yet history is already proving him right.
Today, defenders of John Dramani Mahama say presidential travel is not ordinary travel.
They argue that a sitting President needs:
- strict security protocols
- reliable long-distance aircraft
- the ability to work while in the air
They say commercial flights are not practical for a Head of State.
But here is the irony.
These are exactly the same arguments the government of Nana Akufo-Addo made when it sought to strengthen Ghana’s presidential aviation capability.
At the time, the NDC rejected those arguments.
They called the idea of improving presidential aircraft capability a misplaced priority.
What Happened During Campaigns
When the NDC was looking for votes, the narrative was very different.
They told Ghanaians that a government should be able to use commercial aircraft.
They suggested presidential travel should be simpler and cheaper.
The message was clear: commercial flights were good enough.
Today, the same people are explaining why commercial travel is impractical for a sitting President.
Suddenly the conversation has changed.
This debate is not about whether the President should travel.
Of course the President must travel.
The issue is consistency.
If security, functionality, and aircraft capability are necessary today, then those same realities existed yesterday.
Politics may change the narrative.
But governance should not change the truth.
Sometimes time quietly proves who was right all along.
