{"id":110058,"date":"2026-01-06T14:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110058"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:04:09","slug":"mahama-reiterates-first-class-travel-ban-on-appointees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110058","title":{"rendered":"Mahama reiterates first-class travel ban on appointees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 35 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>President John Mahama has reminded his ministers and public sector appointees that his administration\u2019s ban on first-class air travel remains firmly in effect.<\/p>\n<p>He has, once again, vowed to sanction any official found in violation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the 77th Annual New Year School and Conference at the University of Ghana today, the President shared an anecdote to underscore the policy\u2019s enforcement and impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was in first class. I won\u2019t name the airline, but everybody knows which airline you normally would take if you go to Dubai,\u201d President Mahama began. <\/p>\n<p>He described a scenario where an acquaintance and businessman found himself alone in the first-class cabin on such a flight.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: Mahama recounts how he \u2018mistakenly\u2019 landed in Commonwealth Hall at UG, impact on his leadership skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis person arrived and he was the only person in the first-class cabin,\u201d the President narrated. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe asked the stewards, \u2018Why aren\u2019t people traveling in your first class?\u2019 The stewards said, \u2018The President of Ghana has banned all his ministers and public officers from traveling first class.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Mahama confirmed the accuracy of the cabin crew\u2019s statement, revealing that other government officials on the same flight were seated in business class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so, all the ministers and public officers are at the back in business class. 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