Ghanaians divided over proposal to rename Kotoka International Airport

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  • Susan Djan 13 hours ago

    THE RENAMING IS THE BEST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN IN GHANA. KUDOS NDC. LONG AWAITED.

  • Nii 13 hours ago

    Ghanaians did not waste their precious time to vote for NDC ,just for them to come and do Renaming of KIA. There are urgent issues like Difficulties in Transportation and Water issues for them to fix.How many Ghanaians use KI ...
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  • FRANKIE 11 hours ago

    Fellow Ghanaians are not divided. We are solidly United over government's proposal to rename Kotoka International Airport. Kudos Mr. Government!

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  • Kwame 10 hours ago

    All over the world, most International Airports are named to honour Some Iconic figures or personalities.

    My point is that if we say the name Kotoka is not decent enough a figure to be for our International Airport to be ...
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  • ST GHFUO: Ghana, cleanliness is Godliness 7 hours ago

    Ghanaians are fools, Stuoid people who are idealistic entitled and very lazy these ppl don't think. Simple airport naming even if you are too stupid and can't think ...why can't you look at the Canadians, the Americans the Br ...
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  • the Villager 6 hours ago

    It is an NPP problem, either their way or highway.

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  • Ohene 12 hours ago

    NPP propagandawon't fly.

  • Sethoo 12 hours ago

    Renaming institutions, forming committees, launching programmes, buying Sanitary pads etc etc.Was that the reason why they were voted into power? Not surprised that GPRTU wants to beat the Transport Minister

  • DotCom 10 hours ago

    No it is not, but it is part of government's business to make such decisions.

  • DotCom 10 hours ago

    Having said that, I am worried of the country revisiting history and making changes to what is part of our history. You can argue left or right, Kotoka is part of our history and the name of the airport is already established ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 11 hours ago

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIDE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. IGP HARLLEY AND THE D ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 11 hours ago

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. IGP HARLLEY AND THE D ...
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  • SKY 10 hours ago

    Who said we are divided? Rename it fast. How can we honour a coup plotter who killed the destiny of a nation. Please make it fast and ghanaweb stop sensationalizing fruitless stuff. 3 out of 1800 people opposing renamibg cann ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 10 hours ago

    @ Susan Djan
    YES YES YES

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER ...
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  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 hours ago

    Kotoka is a murderer? He and the other Military and Police Gallant Officers who overthrew Nkrumah helped preventing Ghana to become a One Party State and Nkrumah to become the President for life. Nkrumah was a damn Dictator t ...
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  • K Poku-London-UK 7 hours ago

    KOTOKA-WAS-KILLED-Y-GOD-FOR-EING-A-TRAITOR-WITHIN-ONE-YEAR-OF-HIS-COUP-DETAT.-KOTOKA-CAME-TO-THE-AIRPORT-TO-SEE-DR-KWAME-NKRUMAH-OFF_TO-CHINA-AS-A-TRAITOR-DR-KWAME-NKRUMAH-EDUCATED-AND-PROMOTED-KOTOKA-THE-TRAITOR
    Kotoka TOOK ...
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  • Kweku 6 hours ago

    Ghanaians are not divided biaaa except Ghana web owners and their influents

  • John,Tema 13 hours ago

    As for President John Mahama and populism & PR, that's all he knows. Exactly what he did in his 1st Term that made him failed woefully. 24hrs Economy & Women Banking is missing in his brain.

  • yaw cool 13 hours ago

    Mahama should slow down

  • Gov 1 12 hours ago

    You promise Ghanaian youth of 1;3;3,that is 24-hour economy, teachers and nurses of automatic posting, women of women bank, freshers of stress free admission fees, one million coders program among others; BUT not renaming of ...
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  • Var capitata 12 hours ago

    If they want to name it , then it should be " Nana Addo International Airport "

  • REMOVE RAWLINGS NAME FROM ANY STREET OR MONUMENT! 12 hours ago

    He overthrew the 3rd Republic with no justification. If you remive Jotokas name from the Airport then Rawlings name has to also go!

  • Kwasi 12 hours ago

    Ghanaweb and propaganda are like brothers. The overthrow, organised and supported by these gang of now npp are the same group who says military coup is bad . When it suits them it's good if not, it's bad. It was AIA before it ...
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  • Paa Joe 12 hours ago

    You have said it right. This is NPP propaganda. The article is one sided. What about the views of those who want a change.
    GhanaWeb we know your tricks.

  • Paa Joe 12 hours ago

    Kotoka was not a national hero. He was a traitor who worked with the CIA to curtail the development of Ghana.

  • RAWLINGS WAS WORSE THAN KOTOKA! 12 hours ago

    Same as Rawlings the biggest traitor of all who overthrew the 3rd Republic for no reason and wasted 20yrs of our time.

    At least Kotoka overthrew a one-man dictator whereas Rawkibgs overthrew a functional democracy of tbe 3 ...
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  • Nii 10 hours ago

    Are both not Ewe people?

  • Stop calling Ewes Coup Plotters ! 10 hours ago

    You see how a Ga man is strategically insulting Ewes saying they are both the same coup plotters using questions. Why dont you say it like a brave man instead of using strategy asking questions.

  • Nii 9 hours ago

    Anyemi, why are you reading meanings into my question? You too say what you want to say like a brave man, or? hahahaha

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 12 hours ago

    The renaming is irrelevant. Kotoka was among the Gallant men who spared their lives and prevented Kwame Nkrumah from turning Ghana into a One Party Dictatorial Regime and a country like North Korea. It is largely because of h ...
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  • Sheikh 11 hours ago

    May be the Kumasi airport can take the Kotoka International Airport instead since Frank Agyena-Karikari seems to LOVE it. The ORIGINAL name is ACCRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT and it is being reverted to that.

  • Kojo poku-London UK 11 hours ago

    @ Frank Agyena Karikari

    Are you mad? Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BE ...
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  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 9 hours ago

    Nkrumah was not a murderer but dumped his Political Opponents who made him what he became into Nsawam Prison and let them die in Prison when someone like J.B Danquah was becoming Blind and Obitsebi Lamptey was dying and Docto ...
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  • Jon J 12 hours ago

    Changin which part of our history? Bcoz of history we shud let any s*** remain even if theres da need to change or amend

  • Koppong 11 hours ago

    Military hospitals @ Accra don’t even have wheelchairs and they are thinking of renaming, even when buying airline tickets you don’t see Kotoka but is ACC

  • Jon J 11 hours ago

    Can it also be part of our history dat da name was changed to accra....

  • CHANGE IT !!@@ 11 hours ago

    People ask who is Kotoka?He was
    A traitor.I have been thinking about this.Thank you NDC

  • Nkwantabisa 11 hours ago

    A CHANGE FROM THAT TRAITOR KOTOKA'S NAME TO ACCRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS A WELCOME NEWS, IT IS VERY VERY NECCESSARY TO CHANGE THAT TRAITOR KOTOKA'S NAME TO GIVE A GOOD IMAGE TO GHANA.

  • Rocky 11 hours ago

    The only Ghanaian president who truly deserves to be honored by renaming the Accra International Airport after him is Kwame Nkrumah. Kotoka was traitor villain coward and sneaky soldier whose actions set Ghana on the path of ...
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  • Brown 11 hours ago

    Black star international Airpot will be ok

  • Kojo poku-London UK 11 hours ago

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIDE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. IGP HARLLEY AND THE D ...
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  • WHAT ABOUT "OSOFO DADZIE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT" ! 11 hours ago

    Those guys were heroes. They were like the BIG SIX in the entertsinment industry and deserve a monument. Nit only the thieving politicians!

  • 3tw3 ba 11 hours ago

    That shit should be named After BAWkU Naaba. Period!!

  • Kojo poku-London UK 11 hours ago

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. IGP HARLLEY AND THE D ...
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  • GHANABA KWAKU 11 hours ago

    What benefits will this bring to Ghana? We are tired of politicians oo.

  • PAA RASTA. 11 hours ago

    KOTOKA WAS A HERO. HE GAVE GHANAIANS THEIR SECOND INDEPENDENCE. . KOTOKA AND AFRIFA SHOULD BE CELEBRATED..

  • Learn Sense! 9 hours ago

    Afrifa should be celebrated, kotoka was a spying murderer for cia.

  • RAWLINGS ALSO OVERTHREW THE CPP GOVT OF HILLA LIMANN 11 hours ago

    Both Rawlibgs and Nkrumah overthrew a CPP Govt. Worse the CPP vacked Hilla Limann govt was democratically elected . If Kotokas name is removed then Rawlibgs name should never be on any monument in the country.

    Thete are ce ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 11 hours ago

    @ Rawlings and Kotoka,

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER G ...
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  • Emmanuel Kwame. 11 hours ago

    We have to maintain this name, because General Kotoka was a great soldier that can't be forgotten just like that, he and his cohort did well saving Ghana then, when Dr. Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana one party state, which is w ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 10 hours ago

    @ Emmanuel Kwame

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. I ...
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  • PAA RASTA. 11 hours ago

    EWES , ASHANTIS AND GA S HATED NKRUMAH , BECAUSE HE MISMANAGED THE ECONOMY. NKRUMAH BOUGHT THE NORTHNERS , BONOS AND THE FANTES WITH OUR MONEY. HE GAVE FREE EDUCATION TO THE NORTHNERS WITH OUR COCOA MONEY , WHIL ...
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  • PAA RASTA. 11 hours ago

    Our EWE BROTHERS ARE PISSED BUT THEY'RE NOT SPEAKING UP. KOTOKA WAS AN EWE HERO. MAHAMA IS GOING OUT OF HIS WAY TO DISRESPECT THE EWES.

  • PAA RASTA. 11 hours ago

    MAHAMA IS PISSED AT THE EWES BECAUSE FIIFI QUERTY SPOKE UP NOT TOO LONG AGO.

  • Kojo poku-London UK 10 hours ago

    @ PAA RASTA
    @ Emmanuel Kwame

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MO ...
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  • Amuzu 10 hours ago

    @ PAA RASTA. Nobody is pissed here you fool. Go your front

  • Nii Lamptey 11 hours ago

    Changing the name from Kotoko to Accra International Airport doe not signify anything. It would be better if the Airport is named after someone who has contributed significantly to Ghanaian history. Such people may include Nk ...
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  • Kwame 9 hours ago

    Which Ga Mantse is revered? Is it the one boy boy who appears at every function Otumfour Osei Tutu attends in Accra even if he Ga Mantse is not invited?

  • Kojo poku-London UK 10 hours ago

    @ Rawlings and Kotoka,

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER G ...
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  • Bitter truth 10 hours ago

    Ghanaweb journalists and their stupidity..which Ghanaians are divided..Ghanaians are not divided over anything..that useless cursed name kotoka has brought so many bad things to Ghana than we can think of..how could a traitor ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 10 hours ago

    @ Bitter Truth

    Yes, Yes, Yes. We should honour people who sacrificed their lives to go to prison like Dr Kwame Nkrumah was in prisoned because of Ghana.
    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WI ...
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  • Donatus 10 hours ago

    History of kotoka 's death should be erased.

  • Kojo poku-London UK 10 hours ago

    @ Emmanuel Kwame

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. I ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 10 hours ago

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. IGP HARLLEY AND THE D ...
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  • NANA TRUMU TRUMU ADDO 10 hours ago

    GHANAWEB STOP THIS NONSENSE!. THE CHANGE WILL GO AHEAD

  • Without Kotoka We Would Have Had Kwame Paul Biya Nkrumah Still Rulibg Us At 110Yrs 10 hours ago

    With Kuffuor, Akuffo-Addo all waoëiting for their turn. Mahana will still be a Assemblyman at Bole waiting for the 90yr old MP to die to compete for the seat with Akuffo-Addo and Kuffuor stabbing each other at the jyst ended ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 10 hours ago

    @ Without Kotoka

    Are you mad? Are you insane? Look at CHINA WITHOUT DEMOCRACY-RICH AND SUCCESSFUL.
    @ Emmanuel Kwame

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TR ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 10 hours ago

    Kotoka is a MURDERER who killed Lt. General BARWAH INFRONT OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took $10 Million US dollars BRIBE FROM THE CIA TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA. IGP HARLLEY AND THE D ...
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  • Bro.You are deteriorating! 10 hours ago

    Have you taken your medication this morning!

  • Kwame Saka 10 hours ago

    I am guessing you forgot to take your medication today. Kotoka and his gallant men put an end to one party dictatorship. You can shout and make all kinds of absurd claims. History is history. You can’t change history

  • DDT 10 hours ago

    Whether rain or shine, the airport will be renamed. That traitor Kotoka deserves to die from a bomb blast not a gun.

  • Koti 10 hours ago

    The name Kotoka International Airport shows the kind of people Ghanaians are. We honour Kwame Nkrumah, our first president and Kotoka who overthrew him. We can only compare that to a father who named one of his twins to Jesus ...
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  • Yes Great Achievement! 9 hours ago

    Otherwise we will have our own Paul Biya ruling us well abive the age of 100yrs. You can relocate to Cameroun to experience the boys of a 95 yr old one man State!

  • Kudjoe Agorvor 9 hours ago

    To every course for changing a name of a National Monument to another, there might be a reason. And for me, if General Kotoka should be honored for his bravery as a soldier, he should be named after any of the facilities or s ...
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  • Kwaku 9 hours ago

    STUPID GHANAWEB Ghanaians are not divide ooooooooo go yourselves with this stupid Headline !!!!!!!

  • Kantow 9 hours ago

    People are talking about erasing history. If that is the case then we must name all our monumental edifice to reflect COUP plotters. Don't we have brains?

  • Kantow 9 hours ago

    Is Ghanaweb NPP affiliate? Their reportage always is skewed and some times a lot of journalistic mistakes towards the governing party. Do they have Editorial Board at all...

  • K Poku-London-UK 7 hours ago

    KOTOKA-WAS-KILLED-Y-GOD-FOR-EING-A-TRAITOR-WITHIN-ONE-YEAR-OF-HIS-COUP-DETAT.-KOTOKA-CAME-TO-THE-AIRPORT-TO-SEE-DR-KWAME-NKRUMAH-OFF_TO-CHINA-AS-A-TRAITOR-DR-KWAME-NKRUMAH-EDUCATED-AND-PROMOTED-KOTOKA-THE-TRAITOR
    Kotoka TOOK ...
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  • Papa Kofi 7 hours ago

    Our leaders are wasting their time issues that are not productive meanwhile the real issues facing the country are not being addressed.

    Will this change of name create jobs for the youths. Akufo Addo also engaged himself i ...
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  • Tutu 7 hours ago

    I hope our leaders have considered the implication of this proposal on our resources, history and national cohesion. Renaming a major national and International infrastructure like an airport by a country struggling to eradic ...
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  • Agbelimor Paris 6 hours ago

    These dirty smelling people and beggars who drink water with animals are also growing wings in Ghana

  • Clynns 6 hours ago

    Kotoka international airport is what we know he is a Ghanaian and there are reasons why the airport was named after him lets us restore legacies the only thing the government should do is build another great airport and name ...
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  • Tony 6 hours ago

    Most of the ndc folks are connected with Nkrumah and the CPP government which was overthrown by Kotoka. For this generation who have no idea of the bribery and corruption, detention without trial, culture of silence of Nkruma ...
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  • Ouestion 2 hours ago

    One should ask what did Kotoka did for Ghana?