Government spokesperson Kwaku Owusu Banahene has alleged that the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration deliberately set several traps to endanger President John Dramani Mahama.
He claimed that some NPP members poured acid on parts of the presidential jet to damage crucial components as part of a plot against the President.
Banahene further stated that, despite allegedly compromising the aircraft, the NPP later insisted that President Mahama use the same jet for his official travels.
Speaking in an interview on Angel TV on August 13, 2025, he said, “Some of the issues have to do with the presidential jet we are now discussing.”
“The NPP poured acid on all the pipes, and they are corroding. They set multiple traps for President Mahama on the presidential jet and then forced him to use it. That is why they opposed him using his brother’s jet.”
His comment follows the crash of the Z9 helicopter, which belonged to the Ghana Armed Forces, that claimed the lives of Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Environment, Science and Technology Minister Alhaji Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed and six others.
The other six are: Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna; former Central Regional Minister, Samuel Sarpong; and Samuel Aboagye, a former parliamentary candidate.
Members of the helicopter’s crew are Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Malin Twum-Ampadu and Sgt. Ernest Addo Mensah.
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