President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during his 15th COVID-19 address to the nation indicated that Ghana is preparing to reopen its borders for human traffic by September 1.

According to him, he has instructed the Ministry of Aviation, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and the Ghana Airports Co Ltd. to work with the Ministry of Health and its agencies, to ascertain our readiness to reopen our airport.

“I know many still ask when our borders, especially our international airport, Kotoka International Airport, will be open. Under my instruction, the Ministry of Aviation, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and the Ghana Airports Co Ltd., have been working, with the Ministry of Health and its agencies, to ascertain our readiness to reopen our airport. I want to ensure that we are in a position to test every single passenger that arrives in the country to avoid the spread of the virus. The outcome of that exercise will show us the way and determine when we can reopen our border by air. I am hoping that, by God’s grace, we will be ready to do so by 1st September,” the President said in his address.

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah speaking to this said the reopening of the airport will depend on the input from the Ministry of Aviation and the other agencies assigned to ascertain the country’s readiness to open its airport to international flights.

He told Kwami Sefa Kayi in an interview on Peace FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo‘ that “the September 1st date is tentative, it is his (Akufo-Addo) expectation, and his target so it is up to them (Authorities) to put everything in place for his expectation to be met.”