Politics and Elections

Electronic gate at kotoka international airport : Bawumia promises

Dr Bawumia

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has revealed plans on electronic gate at kotoka international airport. The vice president revealed that Kotoka International Airport will soon be outfitted with electronic gates (e-gates).

When will the electronic gate at kotoka international airport. be ready?

Dr. Bawumia, who is also the Vice President, indicated that the e-gates would be operational by December 2024.

He stated that these e-gates will be installed in the airport’s arrival section, eliminating the need for Ghanaians to go through immigration procedures when they arrive.

“In fact, before the end of this year, if you arrive in Ghana at Kotoka Airport, you won’t need to go to an immigration officer.

Electronic gate at kotoka international airport to use Ghana card

We are installing the e-gates; you put in your Ghana card, it will open for you, and you pass and enter. The e-gates will be operational in Ghana before the end of this year,” he stated.

Dr. Bawumia also indicated his wish to have a “open and frank discussion” with religious and faith-based organizations concerning school management, with a special emphasis on discipline.

Dr. Bawumia made the statement during a meeting with the clergy in Cape Coast, which marked the beginning of his regional tour on Monday.

electronic gate at kotoka and road tolls return

Also, Dr. Bawumia, speaking in the Volta Region as part of his campaign tour, advocated for the return of road tolls.

He emphasized that the suspension of road tolls in 2021, as part of the government’s efforts to ameliorate the economic impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, had drastically reduced the funding available for road maintenance and improvement.

He highlighted that this has resulted in a significant reduction in road conditions across the country, impacting both economic activity and Ghanaians’ daily lives.

The Vice President proposed that modernizing the toll collection system will solve previous inefficiencies and public concerns.

“Let us go back to a system of broad-based road tolls. The tolling system has to come back, and I think it will come back. It is a fundamental mistake of the Government to place all road projects on the budget. The government doesn’t have enough money, and the private sector has to be brought in.”

The Vice President laid forth his vision for Ghana if elected President, promising to grow agriculture, ensure power sufficiency, and restructure the country’s tax system adding electronic gate at kotoka by December, 2024.