Tag Archives: AIRBUS SCANDAL

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has refuted any wrongdoing in the Airbus SE bribery scandal by a Crown Court at Southwark in the United Kingdom (UK), saying the government officials at the time, followed the procurement laws and received the necessary legal opinion of the then Attorney General, …

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye has put on hold a request for the House to probe the Airbus bribery scandal. The House approved an agreement for the purchase of the Airbus CASA 295 military aircraft after a heated debate in 2011. A recent judgment on the airline’s procurement …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as unnecessary, calls for former government officials who allegedly received bribes from aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, between 2009 and 2015 to be named. According to the party, knowing the names of those involved is immaterial to the substance of the matter. The National Communications …

A former Director of Communications at the Office of the President under the John Evans Atta-Mills administration, Koku Anyidoho has served notice of not defending the flagbearer of the NDC in the wake of the Airbus debacle. Anyidoho, who appeared on Nana Fianko’s afternoon show on ATV, indicated that he …

Investigators at the center of the airbus saga that uncovered Ghanaian officials’ complicity in huge bribery have said the possible imposition of death penalty is the reason why they hid the suspects’ identity. Airbus, Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, confessed to a High Court in London of paying huge bribes in …

A former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Obuasi, Kwasi Fori Agyemang Boadi, also known as King Zuba has challenged the Akufo-Addo administration to arrest and prosecute former President John Dramani Mahama if it believes that the former President took bribes or is fully involved in the airbus scandal, and stop …

The National Democratic Congress stands by its posture that ex-government officials being accused of bribery in the Airbus controversies are innocent and are being wrongly accused. A London High Court found Airbus guilty and imposed a fine of three billion pounds (£3bn) as penalties. The prosecutor stated in court: “Between …

The NPP claims one Samuel Adams Mahama is the true face behind the “Intermediary 5” in the famous Airbus scandal. According to the party, Samuel Mahama is the long lost brother of former president Mahama who played “go-between” services between Airbus and “Government Official 1”. Airbus, apart from admitting to …

The Majority Leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu wants the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), Attorney General’s Department, Auditor-General’s Office and other state agencies with investigatory powers to partner with the Office of the Special Prosecutor to investigate the Airbus bribery scandal. On January 31, 2020, Ghana was cited …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has tasked the Office of the Special Prosecutor to conduct an inquiry into the involvement of any public official, “past or present” who may have been engaged in the Airbus bribery scandal. A statement signed by Eugene Arhin, the Director of Communications at the Presidency …