Supreme Court Orders Attorney-General to Respond to KIA Renaming Within Seven Days
The Attorney-General and the Minister of Justice have been ordered by the Supreme Court to file for respond in the challenge to the renaming of Kotoka International Airport.
The highest court of the land, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, May, 14, 2026 has considered the filing of an application from the Attorney-General in the matter of Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers v. Attorney-General.
This comes after the plaintiff and policy analyst filed suit against the renaming of Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in March, 2026.
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The plaintiff is challenging the renaming of KIA arguing that such an exercise should have been undergone in Ghana’s constitution General Kotoka Trust Decree, 1969 (NRCD 339), and allow the parliament for approval before going ahead to rename the airport.
The plaintiff is challenging that the formal renaming of the airport should have taken a legislative process rather than an executive announcement to rename it without consultations with its stakeholders.
The challenge stems from the legal name of the airport Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, a key player in Ghana’s history.
Michael Akosah, lawyer for the plaintiff told the journalist that the plaintiff is seeking the government to comply with the constitution and statutory proceedings, including parliamentary approval.
Even though the Supreme Court has given the opportunity to the Attorney-General, it is expected to provide within seven days.
Mr. Brako-Powers added that the case before the honorable court seeks broader questions on the executive arm of government in making decisions in the country.
Source: Peaceonline
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