General News of Sunday, 30 September 2018Source: Myjoyonline.comAkufo-Addo endangered as presidential jet malfunctions midairThe Falcon 900 was purchased in 2010 during the Mills-led AdministrationPresident Akufo-Addo and his delegation have escaped what could have been a fatal accident after the presidential jet malfunctioned midair last Saturday. The Falcon 900 which cost $37 million has had to make two emergency landings in the last eight years. It was carrying then-Vice President John Mahama, football legend Abedi Pele and businessman Alhaji Asuma Banda when a fault was detected in the engine. While in opposition, the NDC had resisted moves by the then-NPP government to purchase the jet for President John Kufuor, insisting the economy was not in good shape for the comfort of a presidential jet. But the Mills government would later go for a Brazilian credit facility to buy the 12-seater Falcon 900 and an Airbus for the military.

Source: GhanaWeb September 30, 2018 14:26 UTC