The Workplace of the Particular Prosecutor (OSP) has cleared former President John Mahama of any wrongdoing within the Airbus bribery scandal.
This follows accusations made in 2020 by former Particular Prosecutor Martin Amidu, who named Mahama because the unidentified ‘Authorities Official 1’ within the controversy surrounding the acquisition of plane from Airbus for Ghana.
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Regardless of Mahama’s robust denial of the allegations, members of the ruling New Patriotic Social gathering (NPP) have continued to counsel that he was concerned within the scandal.
Nevertheless, Kissi Agyebeng, the present Particular Prosecutor, has now put these claims to relaxation. In a current press convention, Agyebeng confirmed that after an intensive investigation, no proof was discovered linking Mahama or his UK-based brother, Adam Mahama, to any bribery.
Agyebeng acknowledged, “Our investigation discovered no proof that former President Mahama was concerned or performed any function within the procurement and upkeep of the company relationship between Airbus and its associates for the acquisition of navy transport plane by the Authorities of Ghana.”
He additional added that the interactions and conferences between Mahama and Airbus officers appeared to have been performed with good intentions. Based on Agyebeng, the procurement course of for the navy plane met all required requirements.
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Nonetheless, the Particular Prosecutor expressed concern over Mr Mahama’s communications with Airbus officers within the buy of the plane.
He highlighted the potential conflicts of curiosity and the looks of improper conduct.
“It ought moderately to have occurred to former President Mahama and the Authorities of Ghana that the familial relationship between former President Mahama and Foster and the direct participation by former President Mahama within the communications and conferences with Airbus officers had been certain to boost cheap suspicions of improper conduct and dealings however any claims to good religion conduct and above board dealings,” he stated.
Mr Agyebeng subsequently suggested towards the direct involvement of the President and Vice President in industrial dealings on behalf of the state.
“The direct participation of the President and the Vice President (on behalf of the Republic) in industrial communications and conferences with industrial entities shouldn’t be inspired both – as they expose these elected excessive officers to the spectre of the slightest trace of perceived corruption which will attend worldwide enterprise transactions,” he acknowledged.
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