Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has cleared former President John Mahama of all allegations in the Airbus deal after investigation.
According to the OSP, no evidence of bribes was paid to Samuel Adam Mahama to be transferred to former President Mahama in the purchase of the three Airbus military aircraft.
Addressing the media on Thursday, August 8, 2024, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng however confirmed the brother of the former president, Samuel Mahama, as intermediary 5.
“The OSP confirms the identity of the following individuals. The individual described as Government Official 1 by the UK court and Individual 1 by the US court is John Dramani Mahama. He is a citizen of Ghana and was the Vice-President of Ghana from January 7 2009 to July 24, 2012,” the OSP stated.
“The OSP investigation found no evidence that former President Mahama was involved or played any role in the procurement and maintenance of the agency relationship between Airbus and Foster and his associates in respect of the purchase by the Government of Ghana of military transport aircraft from Airbus.
“And it appears to the OSP that the direct communications and meetings between former President Mahama and officials of Airbus to close the deal were actuated by good intentions on the part of the former.
“It also appears that Foster and his associates became involved as intermediaries in the Airbus-Ghana deal after the decision by the Government of Ghana in preference of the C-295 aircraft. Therefore, it seems that Foster’s Airbus intermediary role at the time his brother served as the Vice President of Ghana was a case of luckless coincidence that attracted the disapproval of the UK and US authorities.
“The OSP found no evidence that suggests that the involvement of Foster as an intermediary of Airbus and the direct communications and meetings between former President Mahama and officials of Airbus to close the deal between Airbus and the Government of Ghana amounted to any corruption and corruption-related offense in respect of which the OSP has a mandate.”
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
