Ghana Airways: Millionaire Artist Ibrahim Mahama Confirms Ownership of the Abandoned Aircraft
- Ibrahim Mahama has swiftly put Ghanaians at ease after offering clarity on a recent video showing an abandoned Ghana Airways aircraft
- In a post, he explained that the abandoned Ghana Airways aircraft was now his bona fide property
- Netizens who reacted to the post praised him for setting the record straight on the abandoned plane
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has spoken after a recent video surfaced, showing an abandoned plane that was once used by the now-defunct Ghana Airways airline.
On Thursday, August 28, Ibrahim Mahama disclosed on X that he now owns the abandoned plane, which he purchased from Antrak Air three years ago.
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Ibrahim Mahama justifies abandoned airplane acquisition
He explained that the motive behind that particular acquisition was to transform the plane into a “moving museum” that could travel across the country.
In his post, he added that his vision was still on course and expressed appreciation to former Ghanaian footballer Sulley Muntari, detailing how his cleaning company helped wash the huge plane.
“I bought this plane from Antrak Air almost 3 years ago and rebranded it back to Ghana Airways as it is today. The whole point was to transform it into a moving museum across the country, so look out for that soon. Thanks to Sulley Muntari, his cleaning company helped us wash it,” Mahama wrote.
He further opened up on the relevance of buying the abandoned plane.
“It is Ghana Airways. It was sold to Antrak Air after the airline collapsed. My idea was to revive the memory of it, which is why I rebranded it into its original form. My mom took this plane to Mecca in 1988. So many memories are tied to this aircraft.”
Current state of the Ghana Airways plane
Ibrahim Mahama’s clarification came after a social media post showing the plane in a dilapidated state went viral.
A Ghanaian man caused a stir online after posting a video of the abandoned plane sitting on vast bare land.
Ghana Airways Limited was the national airline of Ghana until it ceased operations in 2004.
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The airline used to operate large planes such as the DC-10 and VC-10
At the time of writing this report, Ibrahim Mahama’s post offering clarity on the current state of the abandoned Ghana Airways plane had generated over 70,000 views and 30 comments.
The post is here:
Reactions to Ibrahim Mahama acquiring abandoned plane
Ghanaians who took to the comments section praised the artist for sharing his vision and plans for the aircraft:
@osgoodpaekid wrote:
“Oh wow. So we were thinking it’s the Ghana Airways one. You’re doing an amazing job.”
@kanzo_5000 stated:
“Anything for politics. If you hadn’t come fast, they’d have insulted the government.”
@theprinceamin opined:
“God bless you for your service to our younger generation. My 8-year-old son was so excited when his school (UDS Basic School) visited. He described a kerosene lantern (which he hadn’t seen or heard of before) to me so excitedly. He has since been urging me to bring him back to the Red Clay.”
Richard Nii-Armah Quaye flaunts a branded jet
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Richard Nii-Armah Quaye flaunted a branded private jet as part of his 40th birthday celebrations.
The founder of Bills Microcredit posted the interior of the jet on Instagram ahead of his birthday. The plane was branded with his initials RNAQ, boldly printed on the body of the jet.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
