President John Kufuor's disdain for the Presidential Jet bought by the NDC administration has, according to 'The Ghanaian Voice', been brought to the fore again. Two weeks ago, it was President Obasanjo of Nigeria who sent an aircraft to pick the Ghanaian President to Abuja, Nigeria.
Last Tuesday, February 27, it was the turn of Libyan leader Muammar Ghaddafi to send a Boeing 727 aircraft to President Kufuor, but there was near disaster when ten minutes into the flight, the aircraft had to return to the Kotoka International Airport because the pressure in the aircraft had fallen sharply and needed re-fixing on ground.
The Ghanaian technicians were called in to assist their Libyan counterparts to rectify the situation.
When contacted, Ms. Elizabeth Ohene, Minister of State for Media Relations, confirmed that there was a problem of lack of pressure so it had to return for the problem to be rectified.
"It eventually took the President to Libya" She stated. A Ghana Airways source told the paper that the national carrier had prepared a Boeing 727 leased from South African Airways ready for the President's trip to Libya, but the Libyan leader had offered to send an aircraft to convey the President.
