“Toothless Bulldog” Amidu Wants Mahama Extradited Over Airbus Scandal

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration asking for the extradition of Samuel Adam Foster, also known as Adam Mahama to Ghana to face charges of alleged bribery valued at some US$ 5 million in the infamous Airbus scandal.

In a statement issued today, July 24, 2020, the Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu said it was critical that Adam Mahama, a junior brother of former President John Dramani Mahama,  be made to answer for the allegations against him in the scandal.

Adam Mahama is being accused of accepting bribes from the European aircraft manufacturer to bribe Ghanaians officials to secure a multi-million dollar military aircraft contract in 2011.

Interpol purportedly issued a red alert for his arrest after a request by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu.

 “…Until Samuel Mahama answers in Court for the suspected allegations discovered by the investigation of this Office against him as a Ghanaian citizen, the unwarranted politicization of this simple corruption crime by his family and supporters will continue,” the Special Prosecutor wrote.

The voluntary evacuation is also to “assuage not only his own image but also that of his brother the former President [John Mahama], who accuses this Office [of the Special Prosecutor] of tainting his image by the investigation of the suspected allegations,” the statement added.

Mr. Amidu who has been accused of woefully failing his role as Ghana’s main independent anti-corruption fighter appointed by the government is seeking to use this Airbus scandal as a litmus test to silence critics, Whatsup News gathered.

On January 31, Ghana was cited as one of five countries where Airbus allegedly bribed senior officials in exchange for business favours between 2009 and 2015, according to the UK’s Serious Fraud Office.

The scandal that rocked Airbus has led to the aerospace giant coughing up some £3 billion in settlement to France, the United Kingdom and the United States to avoid corporate criminal charges.