General News of Wednesday, 4 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe proposal by the government to introduce a bill in Parliament to change the name of the country’s main international airport, the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), is currently the main topic of discussion among the general public. The Kotoka International Airport, Ghana's main point of entry and exit to the world, is named after a very controversial figure, Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, who was the mastermind of the coup d’état which ousted Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah. “So, this was the reason why, a year after the coup, Kotoka told his colleagues that, ‘We thought Nkrumah was corrupt, and we took money from the CIA to remove him. Two months after his statement, on 17th April, there was an abortive coup, and Kotoka was killed. Watch a video of Anokye Frimpong’s remarks below:BAI#TrendingGH: Watch some Ghanaians react to proposed renaming of Kotoka International Airport:Understanding Ghana's stock market and how to invest | BizTech

Source: GhanaWeb February 04, 2026 08:50 UTC