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The Presidential Jet on Saturday returned to Accra 20 minutes after it took off for Equatorial Guinea.The jet was carrying the President John Agyekum Kufuor who was scheduled to participate in the 40th independence celebration of that country.President Kufuor was informed and the journey was aborted.The pilot, Air Commodore Michael Sampson-Oje attributed the hitch to the failure of the pressure system.He said the temperature within the cabin rose too high a few minutes into the flight.The pilot said the only option under the circumstance was to return the plane to the ground.The plane landed safely on the very tarmac from where it had lifted up into the air about 20 minutes earlier.President Kufuor was invited by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea to join him in the celebration of the country's independence.He was expected to return to Accra on Sunday.Senior government officials and the Military Command had earlier seen him off at the airport.General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong bought the "Flying Coffin" in 1974. President Rawlings bought another Jet in 1990s, which has now been sold off.Source: GNA
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