Ghana’s Dassault Falcon 900 EXE is currently being used by the Guinea-Bissau President, Général Umaro El Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló, who is currently attending the inauguration ceremony of São Tomé President-elect, Carlos Vila Nova.
In pictures sighted on President Embaló’s verified Facebook page, the President is seen bidding his officials farewell as he boards the Falcon 900 EXE to travel to São Tomé and Príncipe for the inauguration today.
“His Excellency the President of the Republic, Army Général Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco is on his way to Sao Tome where he will participate tomorrow Saturday in the swearing-in ceremony of the elected president of this Lusophonic country, Carlos Vila Nova,” the Facebook post read.
In another set of photographs, Général Umaro El Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló, is seen disembarking the Falcon 900 EXE with the caption, “the President of the Republic has arrived safely in São Tomé-et-Príncipe for the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Carlos Vila Nova.”
Upon his arrival at the São Tomé International Airport, he was greeted by Edite Ten Jua, São Tomé Foreign Minister.
A post with pictures of the Falcon 900 EXE behind Embaló read:
“His Excellency the President of the Republic Army, Général Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco, arrived early this afternoon in São Tomé to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Carlos Vila Nova.
“Upon arrival at São Tomé International Airport, the Head of State was greeted by Foreign Minister São Tomé and Príncipe, Edite Ten Jua.”
This is not the first time another West African President is seen using Ghana’s presidential jet.
It was used by Liberian President, George Manneh Weah to and from Ghana for an Emergency ECOWAS Summit in Ghana on September 15, 2021.
The jet that the President of Ghana uses to travel for international conferences has in recent times become a subject of discussion.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been accused by the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, of abandoning the functional jet for luxury aircraft that come at a huge expense of the ordinary taxpayer.
The MP had stated, he would demand some answers from the Foreign Affairs Minister when Parliament reconvenes, on why the Liberian President was allowed to use the Presidential jet.
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