Dancehall act, Shatta Wale has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to go ahead and purchase a new jet if the current one is outmoded.
His comments come on the back of a reported near-accident scare by Ghana’s presidential flight.
“Mr President, these same Ghanaians voted for you and so if the Presidential Jet is putting your life in danger please and please ..Buy a new one before these same Ghanaians kill u oo ..Gh we talk too much .. @CitiTVGH @NAkufoAddo,” Shatta tweeted.
Mr President ,these same Ghanaians voted for you and so if the Presidential Jet is putting your life in danger please and please ..Buy a new one before these same Ghanaians kill u oo ..Gh we talk too much .. @CitiTVGH @NAkufoAddo ..
— SHATTA WALE (@shattawalegh) October 3, 2018
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Reports indicated that the incident occurred after one of the engines of the aircraft went off, 30 minutes after takeoff on their way to Ghana from Washington.
Sources say the aircraft had to run around a number of times to burn fuel before being assisted to land.
That was not the first time Ghana’s presidential jet had developed a fault.
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In March 2015, it caught fire while attempting to take off from the Kotoka International Airport.
Also on 5 December 2014, it developed a fault while flying President John Mahama, delaying his appearance at the 30th National Farmers Day celebrations in the Western Region.