Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah has taken a swipe at the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, accusing it of running down Ghana’s Presidential jet and leaving it in a deplorable state.

Addressing recent concerns about the condition of the aircraft, Dr. Boamah reminded the NPP of what he described as its poor stewardship of the jet while it was under the care of the Ghana Armed Forces.

"Let the NPP, which suffered the most humiliating defeat in both the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in recent memory, take note of this: the Akufo-Addo administration ran down the Presidential jet,” he stated.

The Minister made this statement in reaction to a Facebook post made by the NPP Member of Parliament(MP) for Old Tafo Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Vincent Assifuah, that Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang returned to the country after her three-month medical treatment in London on a chartered flight, with the following details: Vista Jet 836, which landed in Accra at 15: 40 GMT   

He revealed that Ghana's aircraft is currently undergoing significant maintenance and repairs overseas.

“Among other issues, its fuel tank is even corroded,” the Minister disclosed, adding that the jet has been effectively grounded and is receiving a complete maintenance, repair, and overhaul regimen.

Dr. Boamah noted that the jet may only return to a “fairly usable state” after three months of what he described as "therapy".

He emphasised that the aircraft is currently unfit for use, highlighting what he believes to be the extent of neglect under the previous government’s watch.