Democracy Hub, CPP sue for removal of Kotoka’s name from airport

Social activist group Democracy Hub, in partnership with the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has filed a Supreme Court lawsuit seeking the removal of “Kotoka” from Ghana’s international airport.

The group argues that honoring Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, a key figure in Ghana’s 1966 coup, contradicts the country’s democratic values.

They contend that maintaining his name on a national monument legitimizes unconstitutional rule.

Backed by legal experts from Merton & Everett LLP, the lawsuit challenges the General Kotoka Trust Decree, 1969 (NLCD 339), which sanctioned the airport’s naming.

Democracy Hub urges civil society and youth activists to support their cause, framing it as a national reckoning with Ghana’s past. They insist Ghana must demonstrate its commitment to democracy beyond rhetoric.