General News of Sunday, 2 February 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comAirbus scandal: Mahama’s presidential ambition in limbo - Franklin CudjoeIMANI President, Franklin CudjoeIMANI President, Franklin Cudjoe has said that John Mahama’s presidential campaign towards the December 2020 elections, will definitely take a hit following the recent Airbus corruption scandal. Ghana, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Taiwan, have been cited as destinations where Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, Airbus, admitted that it paid huge bribes in order to secure contracts. In the case of Ghana, the operations were reported to have taken place between 2009 and 2015; during which Mr. Mahama served as vice president and subsequently president. Reacting to the issue, Mr Cudjoe stated that: “It will have some ripple effect. Airbus is reported to have “used a network of secret agents to pay large-scale backhanders to officials in foreign countries to land high-value contracts."

Source: GhanaWeb February 02, 2020 17:36 UTC