Kotoka Airport remains legal name until Parliament passes renaming Bill – AG
The Attorney-General informed the Supreme Court that Kotoka International Airport is still the legal name of the facility. A bill to rename it Accra International Airport has not yet passed through Parliament. This legal dispute began when Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers filed a suit claiming the renaming process was unconstitutional. The plaintiff argues that the change cannot happen while the decree establishing the General Kotoka Trust is still in effect. The Attorney-General agrees that the decree is operative and the renaming requires parliamentary approval.
The Attorney-General has told the Supreme Court that Kotoka International Airport remains the facility's legal name, as the legislative process to rename it Accra International Airport has not yet been completed. The suit was filed by Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, who is seeking a declaration that the government's decision to rename Kotoka International Airport without first amending NLCD 339 is unconstitutional. The plaintiff's case centres on whether the proposed change can lawfully proceed while the decree establishing the General Kotoka Trust remains in force. The Attorney-General maintains that the decree remains operative and that the proposed renaming must go through Parliament before it can take legal effect. In an affidavit of evidence, the government said the renaming process was ongoing and that the public announcement of the proposed change did not, on its own, give it legal effect.