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Kotoka International Airport Makes Over $17m From COVID-19 Testing But Pays Only $1m To Airport Company – Reports Reveal

Information gathered on the web has revealed that the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has accrued a total of about $17,359,500 from COVID-19 testing between September and December 2020.

The reports also revealed that Frontiers Health Services, the company in charge of conducting the tests, has only paid an amount of $1,157,200 in royalties to the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) out of the total money accrued.

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“… I want to inform this August House that from September to December 2020, the total amount realized from the Covid-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport was $17,359,500,” he said.

This revelation was made by Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah,The Transport Minister, on the floor of Parliament while answering questions from deputy minority leader James Kludze Avedzi.

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He disclosed that the contract between the GACL and Frontiers Health Services stipulated a sharing ratio of 10 to 140 dollars out of the $150 testing fee respectively.

SOURCE: GhanaCelebrities.Com

This post was published on June 11, 2021 2:00 PM