Ellen Ama Daaku, NPP Communications Officer appeared on Angel FM’s Angel Morning Show on Monday, March 16, 2026, where she levelled a sharp personal attack on Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa over his handling of the growing controversy surrounding President John Dramani Mahama’s use of a private jet allegedly linked to his brother, businessman Ibrahim Mahama.
Pulling no punches, Daaku called Ablakwa “a very bad and evil person,” accusing him of hypocrisy for his current silence on the matter. She argued that when the NDC was in opposition, Ablakwa was “hypocritical and wild” in his attacks on the Akufo-Addo administration over presidential travel costs — including chartered jet usage — yet now appears unwilling to apply the same scrutiny to his own party’s president.
The remarks reignite a broader political flashpoint. Ablakwa had been one of the loudest voices during the NPP’s tenure criticising the cost of official travel, and reportedly went as far as pledging to resign if an NDC government engaged in similar conduct. With Mahama now back in office and questions swirling over his use of a jet tied to his brother — what critics have dubbed the “JM jet” controversy — the NPP has seized on what it sees as glaring double standards.
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Not everyone agrees the arrangement is problematic. Joe Jackson, CEO of Dalex Finance, is among those who have publicly defended it, stating there is nothing wrong with the current setup, with NDC supporters variously citing safety, cost-efficiency, or operational necessity.
The row is the latest chapter in Ghana’s recurring debate over presidential travel spending, aircraft procurement, and standards of accountability — one that has, at various points, embarrassed governments on both sides of the political divide.