Communication Team Member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Owusu Banahene has alleged Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu is investigating the Airbus bribery scandal because of his 'hatred' for former President John Dramani Mahama.
President Akufo-Addo has referred the Airbus bribery scandal to the Office of the Special Prosecutor for immediate investigations.
A letter signed by Communications Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin stated that these investigations are expected to be conducted in collaboration with the United Kingdom authorities.
Reacting to this on UTV, Banahene alleged that the only reason why Akufo-Addo referred the case to Martin Amidu was not because of his competence but "because of how he demonstrated hatred against Mahama".
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Nana addo takes martin amidu for a fuuull, but the man is very smart. Information from a reliable source tell me he is determined to investigate the lost excavators, gold and pick ups along side the Airbus allegations. He says he is not going to investigate Airbus and close his eyes on the corruption of this government. He is likely to finish investigations on the mining issues before he touch that of the Airbus.
If you ask a die hard member of NPP about the performance of Joshua Amidu vice vie their initial expectations he will tell you he has performed abysmally. I wished the Attorney General herself is asked to conduct this investigation. I am so much disappointed in in the OSP. He talks too much than working. This case might follow the same trend of Joshua lame and disappointing work culture. Mahama is lucky to have this investigation being done by OSP. I don't see any meaningful and quick investigation to this issue.
The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) has challenged former President John Dramani Mahama to tell Ghanaians what he knows about the Airbus bribery saga. It said a statement from the former President would put to rest any speculations and also clear him and the country of any blame or suspicion. GO1 “From 2009 to 2016, the NDC was in charge of this country. Whatever happened between that time, they are responsible. We want the former President to tell everybody who the Government Official 1 is”, the leader of the party, Mr Kofi Akpaloo, said at a press conference in Accra today. “Now when you mention Ghana anywhere around the world, people associate it with bribery and corruption. Former President Mahama needs to help us fight it by addressing this issue,” he added. According to him, the €35 million involved in the purchase of the aircraft as at that time was equivalent to $40 million and asked, “why should we spend $40million to buy an aircraft that was selling at $25 million?” He advised that the best thing the country had to do was to retrieve the extra $15 million on each aircraft. Background Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer, is alleged to have paid bribes in Ghana when it sold the three military aircraft to the country. The company admitted hiring the brother of a top elected Ghanaian official as its consultant in the sale of the aircraft. Also, Airbus confessed paying the said consultant through a third party when its Compliance Unit raised red flags about the close relationship between the consultant and the top elected official who was a key decision maker in the purchase of the military aircraft. Response from the NDC But, in a riposte, a statement signed by a former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice in the immediate past NDC administration, Mrs Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, said the reports alleging that Airbus SE paid bribes during the administration of President John Evans Atta Mills and John Mahama were “false, misleading and do not reflect the approved judgement” by the UK court.
IT IS NORMAL FOR A PROSECUTOR TO HATE A THIEFFF OR ANY CRIMINAL. IN FACT IT IS DANGEROUS TO THE SOCIETY FOR A POLICE, OR A PROSECUTOR TO BE IN BED OR A FRIEND OF A THIEFFF. MARTIN AMIDU IS NOT A JUDGE. HE IS ONLY A PROSECUTOR. MARTIN WOULD NEED TO INVESTIGATE TO PREPARE HIS CASE, HE WOULD THEN PRESENT AND DEFEND HIS POSITION BEFORE THE JUDGE. IT IS THE DUTY OF THE COURT TO JUDGE, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FEELING OF HATRED THAT MARTIN MAY HAVE FOR MAHAMA, EVEN IF THE CLAIM IS TRUE.I AM ONLY SURPRISED THAT THIS NDC COMMUNICATOR, OWUSU BANAHENE, IS ADMITTING NOW THAT MAHAMA IS THE CULPRIT AND THE BENEFICIARY OF THE AIRBUS BRIBERY.
IT IS NORMAL FOR A PROSECUTOR TO HATE A ***barred word*** OR ANY CRIMINAL. IN FACT IT IS DANGEROUS TO THE SOCIETY FOR A POLICE, OR A PROSECUTOR TO BE IN BED OR A FRIEND OF A ***barred word***. MARTIN AMIDU IS NOT A JUDGE. HE IS ONLY A PROSECUTOR. MARTIN WOULD NEED TO INVESTIGATE TO PREPARE HIS CASE, HE WOULD THEN PRESENT AND DEFEND HIS POSITION BEFORE THE JUDGE. IT IS THE DUTY OF THE COURT TO JUDGE, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FEELING OF HATRED THAT MARTIN MAY HAVE FOR MAHAMA, EVEN IF THE CLAIM IS TRUE.I AM ONLY SURPRISED THAT THIS NDC COMMUNICATOR, OWUSU BANAHENE, IS ADMITTING NOW THAT MAHAMA IS THE CULPRIT AND THE BENEFICIARY OF THE AIRBUS BRIBERY.
WHERE IS THIS ***barred word*** COMING FROM? AND SO AMIDU ADVISED ANYBODY TO GET INVOLVED IN THE AIRBUS DEAL SO THAT HE WOULD INVESTIGATE THE MATTER? ***barred word***.
IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ENEMIES, YOU ALWAYS ENSURE THAT YOU DO THE RIGHT THING, PERIOD!