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The Deputy Communications Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mame Yaa Aboagye has expressed disappointment in the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) over their statement on the request by Special Prosecutor to invite four UK/Ghanaians citizens to aid the probe of the Airbus scandal.

National Democratic Congress (NDC) called the bluff of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, who has invited some individuals to assist in his investigations into the scandal which seems to have implicated former President John Mahama.

Mr. Amidu has invited four persons for interrogation regarding their roles in an alleged bribery and other offences relating to the Mills/Mahama government’s acquisition of three aircrafts from Airbus.

Among the four individuals is a UK-Ghanaian citizen, Samuel Adam Foster alias Samuel Adam Mahama, who is believed to be former President Mahama’s relative.

The rest included three other British citizens named Philip Sean Middlemiss, Sarah Davis and Sarah Furneaux.

Mr. Amidu wants these individuals to avail themselves after concluding preliminary investigations into the scandal which was referred to him in February 2020.

It would be recalled that on January 31, 2020, Ghana was named as one of five countries which Airbus allegedly paid millions of dollars in exchange for contracts.

A court in Britain slapped a fine of £3 billion on the company, citing bribery and other offenses.

The NDC, in a statement signed by its General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu-Nketiah could not fathom why the Special Prosecutor was inviting the above-mentioned individuals for a probe.

Mame Yaa Aboagye has asked the NDC to allow Martin Amidu to do his work.

She wondered why the NDC is making the invite an issue adding the constitution of Ghana mandates Mr. Amidu to invite any person he chooses to aid in his investigation.

“I don’t see anything wrong with it because it is for their own good for truth to prevail in the airbus saga once and for all. Whether the NDC likes it or not, the probe will continue… stop the propaganda. Let’s allow Martin Amidu to do his work. It seems the airbus scandal has turned to coronavirus and it’s scaring the NDC,” she stressed.

She also indicated that the corrupt politicians involved in Airbus saga causing huge financial loss to the nation should not go unpunished.

She believed Mr. Amidu is acting in the interest of transparency and accountability.

“…you cannot use diversionary tactics and  ride on the wave of covid-19 emotions to stop Mr. Amidu from operating in his mandate. We are interested in following the airbus saga to its logical conclusion and bring the culprits to book”, she stated.