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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What I hate is people going round to defend currupt people in the country. They are the same people who go round and cry that Ghana is destroyed. Those people will go to Korle-bu or 37 one day and they will be told there is no bed for them-I don't want that to happen but it will happen one day. We all know what happened to PV Obeng. Let them hide behind NDC/NPP and destroy the country and they all enjoy what they're planting right now. I've warned my family members and people in my village not to vote again! I'll stop supporting them if I see them voting or even wearing any political party's t-shirt. Let the politicians and their family members vote for them since they're the real owners of Ghana
MARTIN SHOULD GO AHEAD AND WORK. GHANAIANS ARE LOOKING FOR RESULTS. WE EXPECT MARTIN TO RETRIEVE THE LOSS US AND GET THE CRIMINALS PUNISHED. WE CANNOT ELECT PEOPLE TO BECOME GOV.OFF.1, TAKE FREE ACCOMMODATION, FREE FOOD, GAS, FUEL, SERVANTS FOR EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE, FREE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVELS AND MANY OTHER BENEFITS AND STILL STEAL FROM THE STATE AT THE DETRIMENT OF THE POOR. IN FACT GOD WILL PUNISH ANY SUCH PERSON IF WE EVEN FAIL TO DO THAT. THE NATURE OF SUCH CHARACTERS IS VERY DISGRACEFUL AND WICKED WHO MUST BE SEVERELY PUNISHED AS A DETERRENT TO WARN OTHERS WHO HAVE NO SHAME AND CARE LESS ABOUT THE WELL BEING OF OTHERS. SELFISHNESS MUST BE UPROOTED AND BE DISCOURAGED. SACRIFICE MUST BE REWARDED TO BRINGS SALVATION. CORRUPTION IS THE WORK OF THE DEVILLL AND IT MUST BE HATED BY ALL GOD'S CHILDREN.
only ndc can spew this tr ash
JDM should come out to address this issue now because it is taking too long and the speculations are building up. He should also touch on the Ford Explorer case to properly clear his name.
Indeed i had not really listened to the Airbus saga well until yesterday when listened to Sammy Gyamfi and Bobo's discussion. They read corpiously from documents available and i can say that Martin is going on a wild goose chase. Please listern to the dscussion. Now i listened to Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu and also, the Communications Director of the NPP. The Communication Director being a lawyer was very evasive with his answers. You see, lets say Mahama took some money just playing the devils advocate, was t pad to him, directly, and how much was gven to him? It s a legal issue which can be diffcult to prove. The second among others is that the so called person 5 dd not testify n court so how can you hear one persons testimony and conclude that someone has taken bribe? I am not surpriised at Martins statement after the case was referred to him. This is good for politics but not the law. What the NPP can do with this is to use it for mud slinging.
This lawyer reminds me of Achina-Brentuo during the height of the Woyome saga. How soon we forget! Recall Achina Brentuo going all over radio defending Woyome at his shrillest best! I wonder where Achina is today. I hope folks will learn lessons and tarry awhile before sticking their necks out one way or the other
What tables will turn one day? This is, purely, frustration and desperate wishful thinking that can never be applied to the person Akufo-Addo. Fortunately, Ghanaians are aware of that and that is why they are going to vote massively for him, this time, than ever before. Mind you, Nana did not conjure Airbus saga; it was exclusively the responsibility of the leadership vices of JM as then the President of Ghana. To wit, the adage, 'by their deeds we shall know them' and that is solely what is playing out here. It is absolutely unfair to link Nana to the Airbus saga in any form.
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NYANTAKYIE SAGA, PDS, EURO BONDS, MISSING EXCAVATORS, GALAMSEY BRIBERY ETC HAVENT BEEN SEEN BY THE PRESIDENT BUT AIR BUS BRIBERY YOU WANT TO PROBE, GO AHEAD AND PROBE...JUST WANT TO TARNISH MAHAMA'S IMAGE BCOS YOU CANT ACHIEVE WHAT HE DID DURING HIS 4 YR TERM...WE ARE WATCHING.
IS IT JUST ME? I DONT GET IT. DID AKUFO ADDO PUBLISHED THE BRIBERY SCANDAL OR A BRITISH NEWSPAPER? SO WHAT IS THIS GUY INSINUATING? OH NDC, WHEN AT ALL WILL YOU MAKE SENSE?