KIA: Gov’t proposed ‘Accra International Airport’, not Kwame Nkrumah International Airport – Atta Issah

The ongoing national debate over renaming the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) took a significant turn today as a key official involved in the process clarified the board’s position. Atta Issah, a board member of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL), stated that the board has formally agreed only to the name “Accra International Airport,” distancing […]


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