The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has cleared the Former President, and the flagbearer of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama from any wrongdoing in the purchase of two Airbus passenger aircraft.
The OSP’s report issued on Thursday named Mr. Mahama as “Government Official 1″ in the scandal but exonerated him from the bribery allegation.
Mr. Mahama was Vice President at the time the incident happened.
In a jubilation, the National Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi wrote: “Seven and a half years after leaving office, John Mahama remains squeaky clean with unblemished integrity. Certainly, John Mahama is the incorruptible leader Ghana needs to win the fight against corruption.
The OSP in its report officially identified Mr Mahama as the individual referred to as ‘Government Official 1’ in the Airbus bribery scandal but has cleared him of any corruption.
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, on Thursday, August 8, 2024, addressed the media and stated his office found no evidence of corruption against John Mahama and his brother, Adam Mahama, in the deal to procure aircraft for Ghana. Kissi Agyebeng said based on the findings, his office has closed its investigations into the scandal.
“Consequently, the OSP found no evidentiary basis that suggests that Samuel Adam Foster, also known as Samuel Adam Mahama, Philip Shun Middlemerth, and Lean Sarah Davies acted as conduits of bribery between the employees of Airbus and Former President John Mahama or any other public official.”
“Also, the OSP found no evidentiary basis that suggests that Samuel Adam Mahama, Philip Shun Middlerts, and Lean Sarah Davies received payments from Airbus with the intention of bribing former President John Dramani Mahama or any other public official.”
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Ghana bought three Military Airplanes – C295s – from Airbus. The nation received its first C295 in November 2011. The second aircraft was received in April 2012 and the third in November 2015.
The deals covering them were argued at the time to be in line with the 2009-2012 Strategic Plan of the Ghana Armed Forces.
All three purchases, approved by Ghana’s Parliament after heated disagreements on the floor, were roundly marketed by the government of the day as a drive to modernize Ghana’s Air Force.
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