Airbus probe: "Deal with your corrupt appointees in the same manner" – Amaliba to Nana Addo

A member of the communication and legal team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has asked the President and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government to be swift in referring their officials involved in corrupt deals to the office of the Special Prosecutor just as they did to the Airbus bribery allegation.
This statement comes after the President referred the Airbus bribery scandal to the Office of the Special Prosecutor for further investigations.
A statement from the Presidency read, “President Akufo-Addo has taken notice of the judgement and its implications, and has referred it to the Office of Special Prosecutor to collaborate with its UK counterparts to conduct a prompt inquiry to determine the complicity or otherwise of any Ghanaian government official, past or present, involved in the said scandal, and to take the necessary legal action against any such official, as required by Ghanaian law.”
Airbus, a company noted for the manufacturing of Aircrafts, says it paid bribe in Ghana and some other African countries between 2011 and 2015.
This was revealed in a corruption investigation of business deals Airbus has been involved in for the past 10 years.
UK-based Newspaper, The Guardian, reporting on the outcome of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation stated that “Allison Clare, for the SFO, told the court the company had paid bribes in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan and Ghana between 2011 and 2015.”
Following the explosive and embarrassing scandal, there have been calls by critics of the NDC for further investigation.
Speaking on Atinka FM’s AM Drive with host Ekourba Gyasi, a member of the communication and legal teams of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, stated that although government’s referral of the Airbus saga to the special prosecutor is a step in the right direction, the NPP should use the same energy when their official is involved in a corrupt deal in the future.
According to Abraham Amaliba, the report is vague and did not mention any government official’s name as beneficiary of the alleged bribe.
“I just think the swiftness, the way the president has swiftly referred this matter to the special prosecutor, if he refers appointees in his government cited  for corruption with the same swiftness it would be good,” he added.
Commenting on persons pointing fingers at the former President Mahama, Abraham Amaliba mentioned that it is too early to accuse any official of erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration.
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