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Akufo-Addo rented private jet to watch UEFA Champions League final in Spain

President Akufo-Addo rented a private jet from Europe and flew to the Spanish capital of Madrid to watch the June 1, UEFA Champions League Final, between two English teams; Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at the Estadio Metropolitano.

The elite private jet, has been named as Airbus A318-11. It belongs to K5 Aviation Gm BH of Germany, and is an 18-seater aircraft compared to Ghana’s Presidential Jet which is a 14-seater.

The President, has publicly professed his love for Tottenham Hotspur, since his childhood, and he decided to join the over 68,000 soccer fans at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid, to watch the football match in grand style, refusing to be left out on the club’s historic appearance at the UEFA Champions League final with Liverpool.

June 16, 2019

References:

• https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Akufo-Addo-rented-private-jet-to-watch-UEFA-Champions-League-final-in-Spain-757819
• https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/local/akufo-addo-abandons-presidential-jet-grabs-luxurious-german-jet-for-caribbean-tour/x8edkpx
• https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Akufo-Addo-s-secret-Champions-League-trip-to-Spain-revealed-755401
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• https://radiogoldlive.com/protecting-or-plundering-the-public-purse-akufo-addo-and-the-rented-private-jet
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• https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/politics/politics/201910/393747.php