Private legal practitioner and Vice President of IMANI Africa is praying for God this morning to grant Ghanaian better ideas this week than some politicians in the country.
Though Mr. Bentil did not mention the particular politicians he referred to in his post, it is clear he might have been jabbing the Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who said the next NPP government will build an airport in the Central Regional capital, Cape Coast if voted in the upcoming December 2020 elections.
In a post yesterday, Mr. Bentil described the Cape Coast airport idea as “patently BAD” adding that anyone suggesting such an idea has lost it.
“you want to fly planes for the rich 1% when you have a dangerous road claiming lives every year.” – Mr. Bentil quizzed in his post.
According to Mr. Bentil who hails from Cape Coast for which others might think he will support the airport idea said the most sensible thing anyone could do is “simply dualise the [Accra-Cape Coast] road and then put rail beside it for the masses!!!”
“If Accra – Cape Coast road was dualised and straightened, it would be safe to drive there within 45 minutes in an average car.” – he emphasized
Emphasizing his position Mr. Bentil used his post to do a simple calculation of what it will cost someone to fly from Accra to Cape Coast:
“To fly to Cape Coast from Accra would cost you
30 minutes to the airport
1 hour at the airport checking in and boarding.
15 minutes of flight time
30 minutes to get your luggage and leave the airport.
Commonsensically, will be faster to just drive!!!
And wherever you are coming from, there’s an Airport at Takoradi, a short drive (less than an hour’s) from Cape Coast.”
By: Efo Korsi Senyo / awakenewsroom.com