An aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Lawyer Godwin Edudzie Tamakloe, has disclosed that Martin Amidu's investigation into the Airbus SE bribery scandal "will amount to nothing".
According to him, Mr Mahama never erred even if he played any role in the airbus scandal, thus the New Patriotic Party is just bent on confusing Ghanaians with the issue of the Embraer and the Airbus, because "they can not pin anything on the former president".
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has confirmed that it has started investigations into the Airbus bribery scandal.
The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, said there is enough “reasonable suspicion” of corruption and bribery in the deferred prosecution agreement between the European aircraft manufacturing company, Airbus and the British Serious Fraud Office in which Ghana was featured, hence a decision to commence an investigation.
Speaking on Okay Fm's "Ade Akye Abia" programme, he accused President Akufo-Addo of harbouring an intense dislike against his predecessor, the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress.
"I am happy the Office of Special Prosecutor has taken the matter up. All that I am praying for is the matter will be investigated thoroughly to redeem and restore the name of the next coming president, HE John Dramani Mahama...
"You see all this is going on because of the hatred the president (HE. Nana Addo Dankwah) has for the John Mahama and his family, but ...the table will turn one day," he added.
On January 31, 2020, Ghana was named as one of five countries that Airbus paid or attempted to pay millions of dollars in bribes in exchange for contracts, leading a court in Britain to slap a fine of £3 billion on the company.
In addition to Ghana, the company allegedly paid bribes to officials in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Taiwan within the same period.
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office, however, in its statement of fact did not name the Ghanaian officials.
This led to President Akufo-Addo tasking the Office of the Special Prosecutor to further probe the scandal.
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Tamakleo please stop your ignorance. I want to remind u that PNDC executed people without even a trial you and your family were happy WE NO GO SIT DOWN accurately now the table has turned in favour of Ghana. There one thing I have noticed anybody at all could stand on a platform and be heard that is why this guy is opening his mouth as he is doing. PLEASE GHANA FIRST.
Whether personal hatred or not we ordinary Ghanaians are after the truth and a determination of whether or not acts of corruption occurred in the deal. Are you insinuating that shelfing this case would indicate his love for Mahama or what? What about the loss to Ghana? For posterity's sake governance is not a cartel to loot and cover each other's arrs;it is about judiciously using the limited and dwindling resources of the country for the benefit of the citizenry. That is the mandate of government and their functionaries. Anyone found to have abused that mandate must face the law regardless. You don't develop a country where the law only works for some but does not work for some!
THIS IS AN INCOMPETENT LAWYER SPEAKING. WHY DO YOU WORRY TO DEFEND THE INCOMPETENT ONE? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. YOUR DEFENCE LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN SOMETHING OR YOU WANT A JUICY POSITION IN THE FUTURE. LAWYER GODWIN TAMAKLOE, YOU ARE ONE OF THE PEOPLE CAUSING DIVISIONS, CONFUSION AND HATERED IN THIS COUNTRY. GOD IS WATCHING AND WHATEVER UNTRUTH COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH WOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR ONE DAY. LONG LIVE GHANA, LONG LIVE PRESIDENT NANA ADDO.
When Akuffu Addo said the battle is the Lords, most you NDC guys did not understand. No one in Ghana brought up this issue and maybe few persons might have had an idea but the majority of Ghanaians did not even know such a scandal existed. No one can describe this as a witch hunt. I think it will serve JDM a lot of good if he comes to address this issue. His long silence about it is worrying.
Mahama is too greedy and corrupt...... He put himself in conflict of interest position in this Airbus rotten deal with his brother Samuel as the cover. NDC party benefited from the deal. The table will never turn. As for Mahama the NDC party will soon remove him as their flag bearer.
This man is talking and pressing hard for Mahama to come to power so that her criminal sister Sedinam Tamakloe who embezzled millions MASLOC money will be freed. Already her sister has contributed GHC 1 million to Mahama's campaign.
I can understand your frustration lawyer.You never thought JM could involve himself in this gargantuan mess. He has sunk the party too deep.
MARTIN AMIDU SHOULD GO AND INVESTIGATE NYANTAKYI'S BRIBERY CASE AGAINST NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFFO ADDO. AKUFFO HAS USDED STATE POWERS TO SILENCE NYANTAKYI BUT THE CASE IS ONLY IN HIBERNATING STATE BECAUSE OF THE HARMATHAN AND WILL REVIVE WHEN THE RAINS SET IN USING NYANTAKYI TO PLAY THE LEADING ROLE. AS3M B3 SI DABI
But the table will never turn for officer 1.stealers
And as for mahama he loves Akufo Addo , is that the case ??? nkwaaaseasem aaa kwaa