The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama’s office broke its silence on the Airbus scandal by refuting claims that there was misconduct in the acquisition of the two planes for the Ghanaian military.
The Fix the Country Movement’s planned picketing was explicitly intended to divert Ghanaians’ attention away from the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo‘s mishandling of the country’s economy, according to a statement released on Friday, November 24, 2023, and signed by the special assistant to the former president, Joyce Bawa Mogtari.
It claimed that the “needless aborted picketing” was an attempt to deflect attention away from the public’s annoyance at hunger and exorbitant living expenses, as well as the public’s rage at the regular reports and proof of high-level corruption that was approved by the Presidency.
According to the statement, the flagbearer of the NDC has never been, “accused of, or investigated for, any involvement or wrongdoing of any sort by either the UK or US authorities in relation to Airbus.
Indeed, neither the Ghanaian government nor any other authority anywhere in the world has any evidence of wrongdoing against him.”
It revealed: “The Serious Fraud Office of the United Kingdom has long announced their discontinuation of the Airbus case due to lack of evidence,” while stressing that it is on record that: “there has been no breach of Ghana’s procurement laws or any other law in the processes leading to the purchase of the aircraft under reference.”
It emphasized that Mahama will not be sidetracked from his plans to engage Ghanaians in his revitalization of the economy, which will provide more opportunities and respectable, well-paying jobs for the youth and Ghanaians in a 24-hour economy.
It went on to say that Mahama is prepared to implement comprehensive governance, such as anti-corruption measures and constitutional amendments, in order to fulfill the hopes and expectations of Ghanaians.
