Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has described as untenable, suggestions that Ghana did not lose any money in the Airbus bribery scandal. According to him, assertions by Mr. Stan Dogbe, a former presidential staffer in the erstwhile John Mahama administration that Ghana did not lose any money in the Airbus transactions cannot be true. According […]
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Ernest Kofi Owusu Bempah writes: The Airbus Corruption and John Mahama’s Woes
Documents emanating from the UK Serious Fraud Office(SFO) and the Deferred Prosecution Judgement(DPA) have mentioned Ghana in a damning verdict. We are reading that Airbus has agreed to pay €3.6bn in penalties to regulators in France, UK, and US for paying bribes to do business in several countries, including Ghana. The fifth count alleges that […]
President directs Martin Amidu to inquire into Airbus bribery allegations
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has referred the Airbus bribery scandal to the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The Special Prosecutor according to a statement issued by the Communications Directorate of the Presidency, is to collaborate with his counterparts in the United Kingdom (UK) for the conduct of a prompt inquiry into the matter. Signed […]
Just in: Airbus confesses to paying bribes to gov’t officials in in Mills-Mahama Administration
Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, Airbus has admitted paying huge bribes in order to secure contracts in Ghana, under the erstwhile Mills-Mahama era. The payments, according Airbus which is has been fined 3 Billion Pounds for paying bribes in various countries to facilitate the sale of its products were made to the unnamed government officials between […]