Some Ghanaians are reportedly expressing outrage afterPresident John Kufuor's life was put at risk over the weekend when thepresidential jet carrying him aborted its trip due to technical malfunctions.They are calling for the resignation of President Kufuor's top advisors forputting his life in danger. They contend that President Kufuor has been notbeen using the presidential jet, nicknamed the Flying Coffin, due to itsunworthiness.
Kufuorwas traveling on the presidential jet on a scheduled state visit to EquatorialGuinea to participate in that country's 40 Independenceanniversary with President Teodoro Obiang NguemaMbasogo. The flight had to be aborted after the pilot cited failure of thepressure system, which made temperature within the cabin began to risesignificantly.
Fromthe capital Accra, managing editor of the independent Daily Dispatch newspaper tellsreporter Peter Clottey Ghanaians are upset that President Kufuor's Advisors didnot value his life.
"Actually what happened isthat the pilot said there was a reduction in pressure so the internal pressuresystem was not working. So the plane started getting hot. So 20 minutes afterthe flight, he (President Kufuor) had to return to Accra,"