Former President John Dramani Mahama, has expressed appreciation to members of the public particularly the Greater Accra Youth Wing of the NDC, for the love, support, and commitment to defending what he called ‘his strong and incorruptible character’.
He said an attempt by some elements sponsored by leadership of the NPP to picket his office over the Airbus matter are misguided and an attempt to tarnish his image.
A statement signed by his Special Aide, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, described the move as an attempt to shift blame amid the excruciating hardship and the suffering brought upon Ghanaians by the NPP government.
It said the aborted picketing was needless and designed to divert attention from the mismanagement of the economy, public frustration with hunger and high costs of living.
The statement says Mr. Mahama has never been accused of, or investigated for, any involvement or wrongdoing of any sort by either the UK or US authorities in relation to Airbus. It said the Serious Fraud Office of the United Kingdom has long announced their discontinuation of the Airbus case due to lack of evidence, adding there was no breach of Ghana’s procurement laws or any other law in the processes leading to the purchase of the Aircraft.
Mr. Mahama, said he will not be distracted as he remains focused in engaging the people of Ghana on his plans to revitalize the economy to create more opportunities and decent well-paying jobs in a 24-hour economy for the youth and the Ghanaian people. He is also poised to carry out far reaching governance including anti-corruption and Constitutional reforms to meet the aspirations and expectations of Ghanaians.
