Airbus Scandal: "Hypocrite" Akufo-Addo Must Compel Amidu To Investigate 500 Missing Excavators - Mahama's Aide
Special Aide to the former President John Dramani Mahama, Lawyer Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has described President Nana Akufo-Addo's decision for thorough investigations into the Airbus bribery scandal as the "height of hypocrisy”.
He has accused the President of double standards for his swift directive to the Office of the Special Prosecutor led by Mr. Martin Amidu, when equally other stinking issues of graft are being watched to go cold; including the "disappearance" of over 500 seized excavators in the fight against galamsey.
Speaking on Okay FM’s "Ade Akye Abia" Morning Show, the private legal practitioner wondered why within 24hours, President Akufo-Addo could act when the tables appear to turn to his favour.
"As for me, I am happy that within the space of two days or less of this Airbus scandal, the President has called on the Special Prosecutor to investigate the case. Sometimes, the hypocrisy in this country is too much. We have a lot of double standards in this country and sometimes too I have a feeling that even the media is not helping . . . "
“ . . For almost a week now, we have asked the Chairman of the Inter-ministerial Committee Against Galamsey and he has come to say that the over 500 seized excavators as part of this galamsey fight cannot be located. So, the President has not heard about this for him to instruct the Special Prosecutor to investigate the matter?” he wondered.
“ . . we are in this country when for more than 2 years, premix fuel, worth more than 22 million Cedis has gone missing and the President has not told Martin Amidu to investigate it, but with the Airbus issue, the President is so much interested that he has called for investigations; so we welcome it. We are happy but we will plead with the President not to stop at the Airbus but extend it to 500 missing excavators for Martin Amidu to investigate as well,” he added.
Airbus has admitted that a top Ghanaian government official was among many officials from different countries the company bribed between 2009 and 2015 in exchange for contracts, which has led to a court in Britain slapping a fine of £3 billion on the company.
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