₦airaland Forum

Lionessza6:
What is your real position on this forum ?. . I have no interest in going back and forth with you. I'm following the state capture commission, you do the same . May all the guilty parties be hanged by their balls at the end

That makes two of us

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
I can see you have not been to other west African countries. Let me enlighten you about something to hire a truck from the port of cotonou into the border of Niger Republic you will pay 2 million naira or 3.5 million CFA. Transit from the truck crossing into niger Republic is 1.5 million cfa. It is not just possible because of the cost of transport. Most of the rice are coming from the Chad Basin where Cameroon niger Republic and Chad have a lot of huge rice farms and I mean huge rice farm you can find rice farm for kilometres on end. Yes some of the rice border between niger Republic and Benin Republic they are small good but most of the rice cause from Chad Basin where niger Republic Cameroon and Chad has huge rice farms I have been there and the farms are huge. If you stand on top of the roof of your car you cannot see the end of the rice farm

oga Nigeria is the biggest producer of rice in Africa

the rice that is causing all this problem is from Asia Thailand and India
case closed

Stevoh18:
As you should and call thunder using voodoo power, we're building our country, Kenya is one of the most promising economy in the world

This is happening right now
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/City-doubledecker-road-construction/3946234-5096632-view-asAMP-tkvaw4/index.html&ved=2ahUKEwiE9uuAnqDlAhXd8OAKHcUoAREQFjAHegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw19yMUNUTXIFwxczjwkWYUK&ampcf=1

leave alone samorobo. He's just a jealousy stricken slowpoke, not even aware of the regeneration project currently on going in Nairobi more especially on roads.

Kenya parliament arena.

jln115:
wish what? Your making excuses not to reply to my post.... You know you don't have an counter argument, hence the B.S you are posting know?

BTW aren't you a student at UI? I thought UI is one of the top universities in Nigeria.......but judging from your responses I'm beginning to doubt that.

Lol you can't blame me for not replying as you've always expected seeing that you are running in circles and digging up past conversation that we've had as well as playing with those faulty assumptions you have in your head.......plus you input alot of long recycled gibberish that is really tiring to read

Lol you even called me a student...... this proforce has really messed you up

jln115:
That makes two of us

great to know

Ghana airport rated the best again in west africa.....

The Airport Council International (ACI) has ranked the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) the best in West Africa.

The rankings which were done in the first quarter of 2019 also rated KIA the fourth-best in Africa, an improvement from the previous year where it was ranked sixth.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who disclosed this at an ongoing annual general assembly of the Airport Council said government is strictly adhering to quality standards to position KIA as the preferred in the world.

“Ghana’s aviation industry has seen considerable growth in recent years, made possible by the continuous creation of a stable political, social and economic climate. We have liberalised the regulatory framework within which the industry operates.

“In addition to this, we have abolished the 17.5 percent VAT on domestic airfares which has led to almost a doubling of domestic passenger traffic,” he added.

The president also disclosed that international passenger numbers have grown by 6.7 percent as at September 2019 compared to 2018.

Airfreight movement has also increased by 5.9 percent with 38 airlines currently operating in Ghana, connecting directly to 30 different destinations around the globe.

This generated some 2.7 billion dollars to Ghana’s GDP in 2017 alone.

According to the 2017 figures released by the International Air Travel Association (IATA) the global air transport industry supports 62.7 million jobs worldwide.

Aviation’s global economic impact amounts in value to $2.7 trillion with 3.5 percent of global GDP generated supported by aviation. The figures also show that every day, 9.8 million passengers take to the air with 104, 000 flights and $18.6 billion worth of goods are carried.

IATA notes that air traffic globally has been growing at five percent annually and is projected to grow at 5.6 percent per year over the next 20 years.

The air traffic transport industry in Africa in 2017 supported some 6.2 million jobs and contributed 55.8 billion dollars to Africa’s gross domestic product with a 4.5 percent growth rate.

According to AITA Africa by 2037 and with an annual growth rate of 4.5 percent will have a total market of 334 million passengers.

President Akufo-Addo does not want Ghana left out of this growth.

He indicated that in order to maximise the full potential and benefits of the aviation industry, upon assumption of office in 2017, his government established the Aviation Ministry to develop the Ghanaian Aviation Industry and make it competitive in West Africa with an ultimate goal of making it a hub within the region and beyond.

“Completing ongoing aviation projects in all parts of the country reassure me that this vision will soon be realised.

“We have started the construction of new aprons at the northern end of the KIA, the construction of new passenger terminal buildings for the Kumasi and Tamae international airports - alternatives to KIA - and the rehabilitation of the Sunyani Airport,” he said.

President Akufo-Addo also revealed the Aviation Ministry has initiated plans for a dedicated programme, dubbed the Aviation Driven Development with the aim of using aviation as the driver of socio-economic transformation.

This project will see a maintenance overhaul and repairs facility at the Tamale International Airport, construction of cargo facilities, development of aviation training organisation and construction of state of art control tower at KIA, among others.

“Our airports will continue to undergo systematic facelifts through in infrastructure rehabilitation. We also intend to continue to open up the country by constructing addition airports to serve as feeders for the KIA.

“The progress being made in the aviation sector, is ample evidence of our commitment to collaborate and cooperate with all industry stakeholders and to champion the cause of global and regional policies such as the ‘no country left behind initiative’, the single African air transport market and thereby enhance safety and security,” the president said.

Source: Myjoyonline.com

Game changer

Stevoh18:
As you should and call thunder using voodoo power, we're building our country, Kenya is one of the most promising economy in the world

This is happening right now
The launching of the best road(expressway) in Africa
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/City-doubledecker-road-construction/3946234-5096632-view-asAMP-tkvaw4/index.html&ved=2ahUKEwiE9uuAnqDlAhXd8OAKHcUoAREQFjAHegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw19yMUNUTXIFwxczjwkWYUK&ampcf=1

Samorobo you are screaming alot about kenyan roads


https://punchng.com/nigeria-losing-n1tn-annually-to-bad-roads/

vaxx2:
Ghana airport rated the best again in west africa.....

The Airport Council International (ACI) has ranked the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) the best in West Africa.

The rankings which were done in the first quarter of 2019 also rated KIA the fourth-best in Africa, an improvement from the previous year where it was ranked sixth.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who disclosed this at an ongoing annual general assembly of the Airport Council said government is strictly adhering to quality standards to position KIA as the preferred in the world.

“Ghana’s aviation industry has seen considerable growth in recent years, made possible by the continuous creation of a stable political, social and economic climate. We have liberalised the regulatory framework within which the industry operates.

“In addition to this, we have abolished the 17.5 percent VAT on domestic airfares which has led to almost a doubling of domestic passenger traffic,” he added.

The president also disclosed that international passenger numbers have grown by 6.7 percent as at September 2019 compared to 2018.

Airfreight movement has also increased by 5.9 percent with 38 airlines currently operating in Ghana, connecting directly to 30 different destinations around the globe.

This generated some 2.7 billion dollars to Ghana’s GDP in 2017 alone.

According to the 2017 figures released by the International Air Travel Association (IATA) the global air transport industry supports 62.7 million jobs worldwide.

Aviation’s global economic impact amounts in value to $2.7 trillion with 3.5 percent of global GDP generated supported by aviation. The figures also show that every day, 9.8 million passengers take to the air with 104, 000 flights and $18.6 billion worth of goods are carried.

IATA notes that air traffic globally has been growing at five percent annually and is projected to grow at 5.6 percent per year over the next 20 years.

The air traffic transport industry in Africa in 2017 supported some 6.2 million jobs and contributed 55.8 billion dollars to Africa’s gross domestic product with a 4.5 percent growth rate.

According to AITA Africa by 2037 and with an annual growth rate of 4.5 percent will have a total market of 334 million passengers.

President Akufo-Addo does not want Ghana left out of this growth.

He indicated that in order to maximise the full potential and benefits of the aviation industry, upon assumption of office in 2017, his government established the Aviation Ministry to develop the Ghanaian Aviation Industry and make it competitive in West Africa with an ultimate goal of making it a hub within the region and beyond.

“Completing ongoing aviation projects in all parts of the country reassure me that this vision will soon be realised.

“We have started the construction of new aprons at the northern end of the KIA, the construction of new passenger terminal buildings for the Kumasi and Tamae international airports - alternatives to KIA - and the rehabilitation of the Sunyani Airport,” he said.

President Akufo-Addo also revealed the Aviation Ministry has initiated plans for a dedicated programme, dubbed the Aviation Driven Development with the aim of using aviation as the driver of socio-economic transformation.

This project will see a maintenance overhaul and repairs facility at the Tamale International Airport, construction of cargo facilities, development of aviation training organisation and construction of state of art control tower at KIA, among others.

“Our airports will continue to undergo systematic facelifts through in infrastructure rehabilitation. We also intend to continue to open up the country by constructing addition airports to serve as feeders for the KIA.

“The progress being made in the aviation sector, is ample evidence of our commitment to collaborate and cooperate with all industry stakeholders and to champion the cause of global and regional policies such as the ‘no country left behind initiative’, the single African air transport market and thereby enhance safety and security,” the president said.

Source: Myjoyonline.com

Ghana has no competition in west Africa

samorobo:
Lol you can't blame me for not replying as you've always expected seeing that you are running in circles and digging up past conversation that we've had as well as playing with those faulty assumptions you have in your head.......plus you input alot of long recycled gibberish that is really tiring to read

Lol you even called me a student...... this proforce has really messed you up

Do you ever sit down and actually read what you type?? You probably the most contradicting and hypocritical person on this thread!!

Look at this post for example:

"plus you input alot of long recycled gibberish that is really tiring to read"

How can you claim that my posts are recycled gibberish when you've said in this same post that you don't read my posts...........your are a walking contradiction my boy!!

Admit when you make mistakes and learn from them......be a man Sammy

TayserMahri:
Ok, wanna know why Noxxies were hippies And the Ori were afraid of the Alterans who werent worshipped huh

I'll call the Nox forest hippies always together with nature an stUff. building simple structures in the forest..eating forest stuff an mixing forest stuff for healing...
Some tauris (humans from earth ) once visited them an offered to share technology with poorly dressed forest dudes..
But don't judge a book by its cover...the nox were highly evolved...they could clock anything they wanted...like this humans found out that the star gate they used had disappeared all together. .they could even make themselves dissappear anytime...thy could heal (even bring some dead people back to life )...they had clocked their massive shIps so no one would notice their presence..so I call them forest hippies who were highly advanced .
The beef BTW Oris an alterans never died even with the ascending ..
The Oris felt betrayed by their brothers...the galaxy of Ori was very far away from avalon so they didn't know where the ancients migrated. .but two tauris made a big mistake..they used two special stones for communication and were able to connect to Ori galaxy...so the ascended Oris knew now where their fellow brothers migrated to...no only that the Alterans were shielding their seeds (humans) from ori. You see that really bad...deprivating Oris much needed worship...that's like cutting feeding for Oris. .so Oris were pissed off an directed their worshippers to build ships an convert avalon. ..so earth with billions of humans, that was a massive feeding grounds...
To be continued...

Lionessza6:
great to know

Our views differ so much that it would be pointless to even debate them, as we've seen on the Land distribution thread about year ago, a debate between us will just become anarchy So lets just agree to disagree

Lionessza6:
What is your real position on this forum ?. . I have no interest in going back and forth with you. I'm following the state capture commission, you do the same . May all the guilty parties be hanged by their balls at the end

You never dissapoint gal.. ..an I love it

mtisTheQubit:
You never dissapoint gal.. ..an I love it

I see you love the balls

samorobo:
Lol you can't blame me for not replying as you've always expected seeing that you are running in circles and digging up past conversation that we've had as well as playing with those faulty assumptions you have in your head.......plus you input alot of long recycled gibberish that is really tiring to read

Lol you even called me a student...... this proforce has really messed you up

Samson you are loosing your head! You have not proven the proforce ARA was exported to Southern Africa or the UN, just wailing like a goat that lost her baby! You need to stop, step back and make an appointment so they can do a ct scan on your brain.

PROVERBZ:
oga Nigeria is the biggest producer of rice in Africa

the rice that is causing all this problem is from Asia Thailand and India
case closed

Nigeria is the biggest importer of rice in the world. Nigeria is the fifth biggest importer of food in the world. A lot of African countries rice is not their staple food. Even I am wondering why Sued rice be Nigeria staple food when rice does not do well in African climate what you have is in 1 Hector is just too poor

gallivant:
Samson you are loosing your head! You have not proven the proforce ARA was exported to Southern Africa or the UN, just wailing like a goat that lost her baby! You need to stop, step back and make an appointment so they can do a ct scan on your brain.

That guy is an illiterate just ignore him. In Nigeria anything imported cannot be exported even this means this assembled products. The law of Nigerian custom anything which you bring in the country you cannot exports it to another country. So even if you bring a engine disassembly and assembly it in Nigeria you cannot export it. The vehicle which is talking about 90% of the parts are important add the Nigerian custom know is you cannot read export anything which is important. When I visited Nigeria I found out this the hard way. We were planning on bringing this assembled equipment from South Africa to Nigeria I will who told even if we start manufacturing we cannot export the manufactured products that is the law of the Nigerian custom

jln115:
Our views differ so much

Atleast ,No lie spotted here

Lionessza6:
Like you said it's all BS. There was never any state capture by the Zuma family and the Guptas, it was all a hoax as I said to you before. The real state capture is taking place. Check out; cr17bankstatements. Eskom IPPs and the long running contracts of the SAA. The plan was always to get rid of Zuma and plant the puppet . Remember I told you that Pravin Gordhan was going to be our prime minister? . And the so called SA here came for me ; claiming I was crazy. Duduzane did appear infront of the kangaroo court known as state capture commission, and killed the bastards. They have nothing on him nor Zuma. The Guptas assets that were seized are now back in their hands , yet America has sanctioned them �. No court in SA has found them guilty though, so there........

It's all getting interesting, the real state captureres are now being exposed, while idiots are busy screaming Zuma �.

I thought as much! Looking at the players involved in screaming 'state capture,' I saw the same hysterics used against Mbeki multiple times by the same individuals. Good to see Dudu handled himself! Imo,til an inquiry exposes the late Malan & others involved in Jimmy Saville like activities with black boys I'll never take their judicial investigations srsly!
Have you heard of this,sis?

The Lost Boys of Bird Island: three apartheid ministers named in paedophilia ring
Magnus Malan is one of the ministers who was named as a central figure in the trafficking and sexual abuse of children of colour in Bird Island.

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/bird-island-ministers-paedophilia/

The writer,a former cop 'suicided' last year. Btw,these homo sadistic tendencies are quite common with those obsessed with ideas of cultural and/or racial superiority-I specifically remember that clown who used to like dressing up and riding horses,Terreblanche was once sued by a bodyguard for sexual harassment.

kantanka car( Ghana made car )double production as demand in Nigeria soars .......

Local car manufacturer, Kantanka Automobile has revealed that the company doubled its production capacity to some 250 units last year.

The company attributed the increase to the high demand of cars from neighbouring country, Nigeria as it produced some 400 cars to hit the market.

“Production is currently still on-going; we have doubled last year’s production and we have just recently added an order of 100 vehicles to hit the Nigerian market. We are expanding our facilities, our workshop and now we are also poised to produce more cars to hit the Ghanaian market as well,” General Manager of Kantanka Automobile, Francis Kudjordjie revealed to reporters.

However, in 2018, the company said that it secured about 13,000 orders from 3 African countries. This order, according to the Chief Executive, has been the company’s biggest order ever since production began.

The car manufacturer, earlier this year announced that it will commence the production of electric cars as it is ready to produce them in Ghana by the end of this year.

“By the end of this year, Kantanka will build electric cars that could travel between Accra to Kumasi before recharge. We intend to do that before this year ends,” Kwadwo Safo Kantanka Junior, Chief Executive Officer of Kantanka Automobile earlier stated.

According him, the move will demonstrate to Ghanaians the company’s readiness to adapt to technology that can stand the innovation and competition on the global stage.

GSA’s approval of vehicle parts and systems

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) in October this year approved 26 national standards for vehicle parts and systems to regulate the automobile industry with effect from next year, 2020.

The authority was assigned the responsibility in line with its statutory mandate to develop national standards for the automobile industry.

source ...kantaka

Stevoh18:
As you should and call thunder using voodoo power, we're building our country, Kenya is one of the most promising economy in the world

This is happening right now
The launching of the best road(expressway) in Africa
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/City-doubledecker-road-construction/3946234-5096632-view-asAMP-tkvaw4/index.html&ved=2ahUKEwiE9uuAnqDlAhXd8OAKHcUoAREQFjAHegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw19yMUNUTXIFwxczjwkWYUK&ampcf=1

Come back when completed

A small district for Eko Views....

The biggest problem which we are facing in Nigeria is the people are illiterate they don't even know what goes on in their own country or in their own backyard mama gold is imported rice from Thailand. Seventy percent of the rice branded in Nigeria are imported rice from India and Thailand.


70% of the rice written made in Nigeria are imported rice. Mama gold black Stallion super eagle rice all of these are imported. Let Nigerians keep on pulling themselves to the end of the world their government will be telling them lies and they will be believing the lies


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/323802-over-70-of-rice-in-nigerian-markets-is-foreign-report.html

AskiaHarem:
A small district for Eko Views....

It does not matter whatever picture you post in Nigeria use it is at the west in Africa and the 20th West in the world. Lagos and Mogadishu Somalia are on the same power

68816419:
Come back when completed

I will be updating the progress often

Completion due date Nov 2021

vaxx2:
kantanka car( Ghana made car )double production as demand in Nigeria soars .......

Local car manufacturer, Kantanka Automobile has revealed that the company doubled its production capacity to some 250 units last year.

The company attributed the increase to the high demand of cars from neighbouring country, Nigeria as it produced some 400 cars to hit the market.

“Production is currently still on-going; we have doubled last year’s production and we have just recently added an order of 100 vehicles to hit the Nigerian market. We are expanding our facilities, our workshop and now we are also poised to produce more cars to hit the Ghanaian market as well,” General Manager of Kantanka Automobile, Francis Kudjordjie revealed to reporters.

However, in 2018, the company said that it secured about 13,000 orders from 3 African countries. This order, according to the Chief Executive, has been the company’s biggest order ever since production began.

The car manufacturer, earlier this year announced that it will commence the production of electric cars as it is ready to produce them in Ghana by the end of this year.

“By the end of this year, Kantanka will build electric cars that could travel between Accra to Kumasi before recharge. We intend to do that before this year ends,” Kwadwo Safo Kantanka Junior, Chief Executive Officer of Kantanka Automobile earlier stated.

According him, the move will demonstrate to Ghanaians the company’s readiness to adapt to technology that can stand the innovation and competition on the global stage.

GSA’s approval of vehicle parts and systems

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) in October this year approved 26 national standards for vehicle parts and systems to regulate the automobile industry with effect from next year, 2020.

The authority was assigned the responsibility in line with its statutory mandate to develop national standards for the automobile industry.

source ...kantaka

Hapag-Lloyd declares Tema Port as transhipment hub in West Africa


The Hapag-Lloyd, a global shipping giant, has declared Meridian Port Services Limited (MPS) Terminal 3 at Tema Port as its transhipment hub in West Africa.

A statement signed by Mr Mohamed Samara, the Chief Executive Officer of MPS, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said this was revealed at a press conference held in Cape Town, South Africa to announce the launching of the new shipping service for Africa.

The statement said the new shipping service dubbed Middle East-India-Africa Express (MIAX), announced in a press conference in Cape Town, South Africa, had its first departure in this October.

It said the first departure of the MIAX would follow port rotation as follows: “Jebel Ali - Mundra - Nhava Sheva - Colombo - La Réunion - Durban - Cape Town then direct to Tema (as first port of call in West Africa) followed by Lagos (Tincan and Apapa) then back to Cape Town - Durban - Jebel Ali.”

Mr Samara said in the statement that with this port development, Ghana’s Liner Shipping Connectivity would improve significantly.

It said the improvement would result in transport costs reduction, increased trade volume for Ghana importers and exporters through the enhanced connectivity to regional and global markets.

The statement said the MPS Terminal 3 increased Tema Port’s capacity in terms of container storage, reefer facility, handling equipment and the best of the world’s technology to aid its operations as a Transshipment Hub.

It quoted Mr Dheeraj Bhatia, the Senior Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd’s Middle East Region, as saying that: “With the new MIAX service, our customers will now benefit from an even wider range of fast and flexible direct connections.”

Mrs Sandra Opoku, the Director of the Tema Port, said the announcement was welcome news and that it was long overdue considering the developments being undertaken by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) with its partners.

She said the GPHA is strengthening its position as a hub port through the development of the other cargo flows within Terminal One and Two (General Cargo, Break Bulk and liquid) to complement the growth in its container traffic.

Mrs Opoku said the development would solidify the Tema Port’s spot in the maritime industry adding that “GPHA will continue to call for investment into port infrastructure to match changing world trends and draw more global trade to Africa”.

Mr Peter Mac Manu, the Board Chairman of the GHPA, said that the decision by Hapag- Lloyd to concentrate its West African shipping service in Tema is an evidence of how much the Tema Port played a key role in the new phase of Africa’s economic transformation.

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kikuyu2:
I thought as much! Looking at the players involved in screaming 'state capture,' I saw the same hysterics used against Mbeki multiple times by the same individuals. Good to see Dudu handled himself! Imo,til an inquiry exposes the late Malan & others involved in Jimmy Saville like activities with black boys I'll never take their judicial investigations srsly!
Have you heard of this,sis?
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/bird-island-ministers-paedophilia/

The writer,a former cop 'suicided' last year. Btw,these homo sadistic tendencies are quite common with those obsessed with ideas of cultural and/or racial superiority-I specifically remember that clown who used to like dressing up and riding horses,Terreblanche was once sued by a bodyguard for sexual harassment.

LOL,well those players are now panicking since the commission is backfiring. Zuma once said " those calling for the commission will be the ones to cry the most" . His prophesy is now evident for all to see; George Soros media houses are working around the clock spin-doctoring the testimonies of the witnesses . We now have the American government trying to change the ending of the commission even before it's concluded.
True, such cases have been pushed aside for far too long , leaving some victims in some cases to take the law their own hands as we saw with the Terreblanche case. He died with a stick in his butthole which was inserted by a young boy; No surprise here. There are many more " good Christian men" from these farmlands who die with their penis'es inside their mouth and or with rods up their arses. We are told these are robberies or racial attacks, but clearly there is more behind these murderes. Mostly it's the old men in the farms who are at the receiving end of this sort of sadism; that is telling . There are allegations that Orania, where they claim they are protecting their culture is now a paedo paradise ; No surprise here either. As you said, these sorts of evil deeds are common around communities that are ran like cults.

vaxx2:
kantanka car( Ghana made car )double production as demand in Nigeria soars .......

Local car manufacturer, Kantanka Automobile has revealed that the company doubled its production capacity to some 250 units last year.

The company attributed the increase to the high demand of cars from neighbouring country, Nigeria as it produced some 400 cars to hit the market.

“Production is currently still on-going; we have doubled last year’s production and we have just recently added an order of 100 vehicles to hit the Nigerian market. We are expanding our facilities, our workshop and now we are also poised to produce more cars to hit the Ghanaian market as well,” General Manager of Kantanka Automobile, Francis Kudjordjie revealed to reporters.

However, in 2018, the company said that it secured about 13,000 orders from 3 African countries. This order, according to the Chief Executive, has been the company’s biggest order ever since production began.

The car manufacturer, earlier this year announced that it will commence the production of electric cars as it is ready to produce them in Ghana by the end of this year.

“By the end of this year, Kantanka will build electric cars that could travel between Accra to Kumasi before recharge. We intend to do that before this year ends,” Kwadwo Safo Kantanka Junior, Chief Executive Officer of Kantanka Automobile earlier stated.

According him, the move will demonstrate to Ghanaians the company’s readiness to adapt to technology that can stand the innovation and competition on the global stage.

GSA’s approval of vehicle parts and systems

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) in October this year approved 26 national standards for vehicle parts and systems to regulate the automobile industry with effect from next year, 2020.

The authority was assigned the responsibility in line with its statutory mandate to develop national standards for the automobile industry.

source ...kantaka

KIA rated best in West Africa


The Airport Council International (ACI) has ranked the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) the best in West Africa.

The rankings which were done in the first quarter of 2019 also rated KIA the fourth-best in Africa, an improvement from the previous year where it was ranked sixth.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who disclosed this at an ongoing annual general assembly of the Airport Council said government is strictly adhering to quality standards to position KIA as the preferred in the world.

“Ghana’s aviation industry has seen considerable growth in recent years, made possible by the continuous creation of a stable political, social and economic climate. We have liberalised the regulatory framework within which the industry operates.

“In addition to this, we have abolished the 17.5 percent VAT on domestic airfares which has led to almost a doubling of domestic passenger traffic,” he added.

The president also disclosed that international passenger numbers have grown by 6.7 percent as at September 2019 compared to 2018.

Airfreight movement has also increased by 5.9 percent with 38 airlines currently operating in Ghana, connecting directly to 30 different destinations around the globe.

This generated some 2.7 billion dollars to Ghana’s GDP in 2017 alone.

According to the 2017 figures released by the International Air Travel Association (IATA) the global air transport industry supports 62.7 million jobs worldwide.

Aviation’s global economic impact amounts in value to $2.7 trillion with 3.5 percent of global GDP generated supported by aviation. The figures also show that every day, 9.8 million passengers take to the air with 104, 000 flights and $18.6 billion worth of goods are carried.

IATA notes that air traffic globally has been growing at five percent annually and is projected to grow at 5.6 percent per year over the next 20 years.

The air traffic transport industry in Africa in 2017 supported some 6.2 million jobs and contributed 55.8 billion dollars to Africa’s gross domestic product with a 4.5 percent growth rate.

According to AITA Africa by 2037 and with an annual growth rate of 4.5 percent will have a total market of 334 million passengers.

President Akufo-Addo does not want Ghana left out of this growth.

He indicated that in order to maximise the full potential and benefits of the aviation industry, upon assumption of office in 2017, his government established the Aviation Ministry to develop the Ghanaian Aviation Industry and make it competitive in West Africa with an ultimate goal of making it a hub within the region and beyond.

“Completing ongoing aviation projects in all parts of the country reassure me that this vision will soon be realised.

“We have started the construction of new aprons at the northern end of the KIA, the construction of new passenger terminal buildings for the Kumasi and Tamae international airports - alternatives to KIA - and the rehabilitation of the Sunyani Airport,” he said.

President Akufo-Addo also revealed the Aviation Ministry has initiated plans for a dedicated programme, dubbed the Aviation Driven Development with the aim of using aviation as the driver of socio-economic transformation.

This project will see a maintenance overhaul and repairs facility at the Tamale International Airport, construction of cargo facilities, development of aviation training organisation and construction of state of art control tower at KIA, among others.

“Our airports will continue to undergo systematic facelifts through in infrastructure rehabilitation. We also intend to continue to open up the country by constructing addition airports to serve as feeders for the KIA.

“The progress being made in the aviation sector, is ample evidence of our commitment to collaborate and cooperate with all industry stakeholders and to champion the cause of global and regional policies such as the ‘no country left behind initiative’, the single African air transport market and thereby enhance safety and security,” the president said.