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.
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“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.
Source: Daily Graphic
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If Mahama is out of bed I know corruption is around the corner. Mahama and corruption are bed fellows. Are you corrupt mr president? As a human being. No as a goat. Mahama is not intelligent to be a president. Period.
Nkwasia fuo ....who are you to demand anything from Mahama....Look at their hungry faces.
So Ghanaians are saying their hands are tied; and that Ghana will collapse without these two rivals? The accusations and counter-accusations, notwithstanding, we will still jubilantly go queue and vote massively for the rivals even though other parties with equally good policies are banging on our doors for attention? Just imagine that in 2016, as huge as 4.8 million people failed to vote. Didn't they waste these votes which exceeds what NDC got? Wouldn't this bring a drastic change in our political system?
Seriously Aluta are you the one to think for Ghanaians Please hold your peace It doesn't matter, Galamsey or Airbus the truth must be told. NPP or NDC the truth ought to be told period.
WHAT IS OF MORE INTEREST TO GHANAIANS IS NOT THE AIR BAG SAGA BUT HOW YOUR MAJOR CAMPAIGN PROMISES, INCLUDING THE GALAMSEY SAGA BACKFIRED WITH SO MUCH FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE STATE AND GHANAIANS. IF THIS HAD BEEN AMERICA THE PRESIDENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREPARING ITS LAWYERS FOR IMPEACHMENT PROCESSES. BUT IN ANY CASE THIS IS STILL NOT LATE AND DECEMBER 7, 2020 WILL START THE WHOLE PROCESS. IF THE MINORITY WILL NOT START IT BY THEMSELVES IN THE PARLIAMENTARY CHAMBERS THE ORDINARY GHANAIAN WHO IS FEELING THE IMPACT WILL START IT WITH THE THUMB COME EITHER NOVEMBER 7, OR DECEMBER 7. THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN GHANAIANS FOR THEIR RIGHTS FOR FAR TOO LONG.