Members of the Minority in Parliament say they are not against the purchase of aircraft for the Ghana Armed Forces, but are worried that the cost involved is too high. Ranking Member on the Committee for Defence, William Ofori Boafo says the $250 million loan facility approved for the purchase of five jets is too high. The former Deputy Defence Minister under the Kufuor administration said a country with a virtually collapsed economy as Ghana, cannot buy five aircraft while key development projects have been left hanging. William Ofori Boafo told Adakabre Frimpong Manso on Dwaso Nsem on Adom FM Thursday that the amount should be reviewed downwards while part of it should be used for the completion of some abandoned projects. Parliament Wednesday approved the $250 million facility for the purchase of five aircraft for the Ghana Armed Forces. There was a heated debate between the majority and minority over the approval of the loan facility with the minority arguing that their checks revealed the jets should have been priced lower. Members on the majority side however insisted the aircraft are worth the $250 million. The Ranking member who is also the MP for Akropong in the Eastern Region said the “Better Ghana Agenda” promised by the NDC has now become “Bitter Ghana Agenda” as the “I care for you” slogan is now “I curse you”. Lawyer Boafo noted that the protest of the minority is to let Ghanaians know how insensitive the ruling NDC government is. He wants them voted out in the 2012 elections. But in a sharp rebuttal, the Chairman for select committee on Defence and Interior, Alfred Agbesi argued that the Finance Minister had indicated that the current economy is buoyant and can afford the purchasing of the five aircraft. Alfred Agbesi admitted that in 2008 the NDC then in opposition raised issues with the timing of the then government's plans to purchase two presidential jets at a cost of $105 million, saying it was wrong because the economy was not strong at the time to support the purchase. Host of Dwaso Nsem, Adakabre Frimpong Manso questioned what had become of the Achimota–Ofankor and the Nsawam-Suhum stretches of road under construction but which have stalled due to what the government says is the lack of funds for their completion. Mr. Agbesi explained that the Achimota-Ofankor road project has not been abandoned but the military needs to be well equipped. "The issue is that ... you can’t say because we are building a hospital at so, so and so, so the military should be grounded. Achimota-Ofankor road has not been abandoned, it is going on at the same time, the military needs to be well equipped", Mr. Agbesi argued. Agbesi, also MP for Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region, added that "if your house needs water, because you say there is no water, you need water so you stop everything in your house and go in for water, is that what you are saying happens in life?” "The argument that the NDC opposed it in 2008 and for that matter the NPP should oppose in 2011 is a defeated argument and this cannot be allowed. Are we supposing that the NDC opposed it so we too are opposing, because you could not do it in your time so the NDC cannot do it?” Alfred Agbesi queried. Story: Akuamoah Boateng/Adom News/Ghana