Even before the Office of the Special Prosecutor, tasked by President Akufo-Addo to unravel the complicity of any past or present public official in the infamous Airbus scandal, Former Head of Communications at the Presidency during ex-President Mahama’s tenure, Stan Xoese Dogbe believes considering "Ghana did not lose any money" there is need for government to investigate the matter.
The aide to the former President, in a Facebook post, wants the Akufo-Addo government to rather probe his corruption-laden "family and cronies" appointees; their sordid enterprises which are "still fresh in the minds of Ghanaians".
"Ha ha ha!! Finally, the SP [Special Prosecutor] will have some work to do."
"But please, Mr. Akufo-Addo, given that Gov’t of Ghana did not lose any money in this Airbus matter, and yet you are willing to attempt some so-called investigation, just asking, why wont you rather investigate the nepotism-induced $24m tax waiver you gave to your in-law which will be at a cost to the tax payer?"
"The criminal PDS scandal involving your family and cronies is also still fresh in our minds ooo!" Stan Dogbe's post read.
Prez Charges Martin Amidu
Following news of the Crown Court at Southwark in the United Kingdom's judgement on 31st January, 2020, between the Director of the Serious Fraud Office and Airbus SE, in which the European multinational aerospace corporation was fined $3.9 billion for the payment of bribes to secure deals in five countries, including Ghana, the Office of the President charged the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, to with immediate effect delve into the bottom of the Airbus bribery scandal and investigate the complicity of any public official, "past or present" who may have been involved in the saga.
"....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," a statement signed by Communications Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin read.
“Grave, Pervasive and Pernicious”
A London High Court found Airbus guilty, and imposed a fine of three billion pounds (£3bn) as penalties.
Airbus was charged with five counts of failing to prevent bribery, having used a network of secret agents to pay large-scale backhanders to officials in foreign countries to land high-value contracts.
Anti-corruption investigators, according to The Guardian, have described the court's decision as the largest ever corporate fine for bribery in the world. A judge declared the corruption was “grave, pervasive and pernicious.”
Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Stan Dogbe are u serious?
Im not surprised at all. People like these were government officials.....no wonder the heart and soul of the NDC was made through the fiber of corruption.
Is there any reasonable member of the NDC today? Then, why should a big Company like Airbus find it necessary to pay a bribe before being awarded a contract? If it did, then, it wanted to waive good competition to the disadvantage of the Government of Ghana in terms of unnecessarily relinquishing the benefits that come with fair competition. Mind you, a Company like Airbus would never pay 5 million pounds bribe to realize fewer returns, you Idiioott!!
This is the mindset of a typical NDC man. Only th*i*e*v*e*s think this way.....that Ghana did not lose any money? In fact, the NDC party should NOT be allowed to get close to power again. Corruption now appears normal to them. Gosh!
THIS STAN BOY IS NOT SERIOUS.GHANA LOST HEAVILY ON THIS TRANSACTION THAT IS WHY ATTA MILLS PUT UP A COMMITTEE TO PROBE JOHN MAHAMA
MAHAMA MIGHT BE THE FIRST FORMER PRESIDENT IN GHANA TO BE IMPRISONED. THE STATE MUST FOLLOW THE RIGHT PROCESS TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER TO THE BOTTOM. AS THE MALAYSIANS SAYS IF YOU WANT TO WEED OUT CORRUPTION BEGIN FROM THE TOP AND NOT THE BOTTOM. WE DON'T WANT ANY KANGAROO COURTS TO TRY THOSE WHO ARE INVOLVED. WE DON'T NEED TO KILL ANYBODY FOR ACCUSATION BASED ON PERCEPTION. PROPER INVESTIGATION MUST BE DONE FOR THE TRUTH TO BE SOUGHT. THE CULPRIT MUST BE MADE TO PAY AND BE PUNISHED FOR WHATEVER IS STOLEN FROM STATE. IT WAS FOR THE AIM TO HIDE ALL THIS THAT MILLS DIED. FOR THE SAKE OF THE BLOOD SHED IN THE NAME OF CORRUPTION, NOBODY MUST BE SHIELDED FOR A CORRUPT DEED. THE GHOSTS OF THE GENERALS, THE GHOSTS OF OVERTHROWN PRESIDENTS ACCUSED OF UNSUBSTANTIATED CORRUPTIONS, AND THE GHOST OF MILLS WHO DIED MYSTERIOUSLY WOULD NOT FORGIVE THIS GENERATION IF WE OVERLOOK ANY REAL CASE OF CORRUPTION. GOD BLESS GHANA. GOD BLESS ANYONE WHO STAND BY THE SIDE OF TRUTH TO FIGHT CORRUPTION IN GHANA.
Name: Nana Peter any person who promise to pay we the depositors money back to us after collapsing the Banks and saving and loans is the ONE WE GHANAIANS WILL VOTE FOR. WE NEED OUR LOCKED UP MONEY AND JOBS. THE ONE WHO PROMISED TO PAY US IS THE WE WILL VOTE FOR. WE ARE TIRED OF ALL THESE EVERYDAY NOISES ??????????? I'm like is this Nana Peter a normal human being? "Caveat emptor" simply means buyer be ware! You buy or invest at your own risk and no civilised country will pay your lost investments as happens in Ghana. Ask what happens on the Wall Street. So you go so low and declare you and your ilksxx will vote for who ever will spend the tax payers money to pay thieving111 banks, saving and loans companies formed to front for government official to milk the poor Ghanaian dry and clear Ponxy Schemes like Mensgold? Haaba, think small
I CANT BELIEVE STAN DOGBEY ACTUALLY SAID WHAT I AM HEARING.THIS IS SERIOUS CHILD'S TALK OOO.HMMM,AND ALL THESE PEOPLE WERE IN GOVERNMENT.WOW.
This is the mindset of a typical NDC man. Only th*i*e*v*e*s think this way.....that Ghana did not lose any money? In fact, the NDC party should NOT be allowed to get close to power again. Corruption now appears normal to them. Gosh!
Chew Mouth herh you fo0l paa oo. Mawulian wey you no have brains like that?