Presidential jet became an issue of national discussion in the Ghanaian political circles when the president His Excellency Nana Akufo Addo chartered a private jet of £15,000 per hour from Paris to Johannesburg.




The bone of contention was why the President went to the summit with a private jet of £15,000 per hour instead of Ghana's Presidential Jet.



Although the Defense minister Dominic Nitiwul explained on the floor of Parliament that the Presidential Jet was not fit for purpose at the given time, hence a private jet was necessary to safeguard the security of His Excellency Nana Akufo Addo.


On 19th June 2021, Heads of States and Presidents of all ECOWAS member states landed in Accra for the 59th ECOWAS Ordinary Summit chaired by the President of Ghana.



The limelight was not actually on the lengthy speeches delivered but rather the presidential jet some notable nations brought including Ghana.


GHANA (Falcon 900 EX-Easy aircraft)




The Presidential Jet of Ghana Falcon 900 EX-Easy Aircraft is a three engined supersonic jet enjoys an extended range of 9000 kilometres which simply means that it can stay airborne for up to 13 hours.

The Jet has a 16 seater capacity and was acquired in 2010 at a cost of $37 million.



Nigeria (Eagle One)



His Excellency Buhari landed in Accra with Boeing Business Jet- BBJ 737. The plane can boast of a master bedroom, a hall and dinning area. It can take up to 50 passengers and cost a whopping $90 million to $150 million.



La Côte d'Ivoire (Airbus 319)




Ghana's French brothers from the West had the largest capacity jet during the 59th ECOWAS Summit in Accra. Airbus 319 is more of a commercial plane and has a capacity of over 100 passengers at a goal.

Niger (BBJ 737-700)




The Nigerien contingent were capture at the Kotoka Airport in Boeing 737-700.
The aeroplane ranks best in reliability and fuel preservation.

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