-Over Embraer 190 Deal
A sensational matter that nearly rocked the ruling party to
its foundation has been revealed by no less a person than "Citizen
Vigilante", Martin Amidu, the former Attorney General under the
late President Mills.
According to Mr Amidu, the late President Mills set up a
Committee of Enquiry to investigate the acquisition of aircraft for
the Armed Forces negotiated by President John Mahama. President
Mahama has not responded to this allegation of suspicious
transactions.
On 19th February, 2009, in his State of the Nation address to
Parliament, then President Mills told Parliament that his
government was reviewing the decision to purchase two executive
Presidential jets. "Ghana simply cannot afford the expenditure at
this time and we certainly do not need two Presidential Jets", late
President Mills told the whole world.
Unknown to many Ghanaians, then chairman of the Armed Forces
Council, then Vice President John Mahama was frantically receiving
delegations from Brazil and negotiating the acquisition of five
jets, including the most expensive hangar for this poor nation,
when his President appeared not to be aware of the
transactions.
The late President Mills, apparently shocked and suspicious
of thenVice President Mahama's negotiations, set up a Committee,
comprising Hon William Aboah, Mr. George Amoah and Brig. Gen.
Allotey (Rtd.), to investigate the Processes of the Acquisition of
Five Aircraft, including Embraer 190 aircraft and hangar to the
Ghana Army.
The Committee to investigate whether the John Mahama-led team
was diligent, truthful, incorrupt, patriotic, prudent and
authorised to acquire five jets for Ghana never commenced
sitting.
It is alleged that the Committee was dead on arrival because
the late President Mills was confronted and warned of the
implications of investigating then Vice President Mahama as well as
other government officials and top military officers.
According to Martin Amidu, "pressure groups never allowed the
Committee to take off. But the very fact that the late President
Mills contemplated this Committee meant that he was uncomfortable
with and suspicious of the alleged inflated prices of the
aircraft."
Well- meaning Ghanaians believe this is a huge indictment on
John Mahama and his managers who had created the impression that
the late President Mills trusted Mahama so much to allow him to
manage the affairs of the nation.
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