{"id":103614,"date":"2025-11-17T04:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103614"},"modified":"2025-11-17T04:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:55:00","slug":"jet-is-back-but-show-us-the-proof-psb-demands-independent-certification-of-falcon-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103614","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Jet is back, but show us the proof\u2019 \u2013 PSB demands independent certification of Falcon Aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Executive Secretary of the Bureau of Public Safety (PSB) has welcomed the return of Ghana\u2019s presidential jet but says the country must insist on an independent, fully transparent certification before declaring the aircraft safe for presidential use.<\/p>\n

Nana Yaw Akwada\u2019s call follows confirmations that the Falcon aircraft has returned to Ghana after spending eight months at the Dassault Falcon Service facility in Paris, where it underwent mandatory maintenance, including a 24-month\/1,600-hour inspection, defect detection, and manufacturer-supported repairs.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Sunday, November 16, Mr. Akwada described the jet\u2019s return as \u201cgood news,\u201d but warned that Ghana cannot rely solely on internal assessments from the Ghana Armed Forces or repair summaries from the French facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is good news to hear that the jet is back, but before we can make any concrete statement on its safety or otherwise, it\u2019s very important that we have an independent certification body to let us understand objectively what was established in relation to what the Ghana Armed Forces communicated to us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He emphasised that full transparency is crucial, particularly regarding the scope and quality of the work done on the aircraft.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to know what kind of safety audit, certification, or maintenance routine the aircraft went through. Then we will be able to appreciate and concretely say it is safe for the President to use,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Mr. Akwada cautioned that without independent verification and full disclosure, public trust in the jet\u2019s airworthiness will remain shaky.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the absence of that, everything else will be rumour and rhetoric. We need to have full disclosure on the scope of the work done, the certified bodies involved, and the post-repair airworthiness status. Only then can we speak objectively and without any shadow of doubt,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

He urged authorities and the public to treat any unofficial claims about the aircraft\u2019s condition as hearsay until a transparent, third-party certification process is completed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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