Politics of Wednesday, 1 April 2020Source: peacefmonline.comAirbus scandal: Amidu has power to invite anyone but not Mahama - Edudzi TamakloeLawyer Edudzi Tamakloe, Aide to former President John Dramani MahamaSpecial Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has been reminded by the Aide to Ex-President John Dramani Mahama, Lawyer Godwin Tamakloe that his outfit - Office of the Special Prosecutor - though clothed with the powers of the state, cannot extend its invitation to the former president questioning in the wake of the Airbus scandal. Commenting on the issue on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia Morning Show, Lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe noted that the Airbus transaction for the three aircrafts never took place without the approval of the Parliament; thus everything was legit. He, however, assured that that former President John Dramani Mahama and the Ministers who were directly involved in the Airbus transaction never took a dime from the Airbus Company. He shaded the Special Prosecutor for being ineffective and having nothing to show for the three years since the OSP became operational. “Martin Amidu is an elderly man and so I want to choose my words carefully.

Source: GhanaWeb April 01, 2020 02:48 UTC