To some of us, one of the biggest alleged bribery and corruption scandals ever took place in the history of Ghanaian politics, remains the cloudy Brazilian Aircraft deal negotiated by the then vice president under the Mills administration, John Dramani Mahama.

My dear reader, if you may remember, sometime in 2012, Mr Amidu boldly came out and told the good people of Ghana that President Mills of blessed memory set up a Committee to investigate an alleged dubious Brazilian aircraft purchases negotiated by the then-vice president, John Dramani Mahama (Source: martinamidu.com).

To some of us, Ex-President Mahama may choose to continue to claim birth right to incorruptibility, but we will only take him seriously if he comes clean on the Brazilian Aircraft deal as revealed by former Attorney General under the late Mills, Mr Martin Amidu.

Some of us were extremely surprised when Martin Amidu disclosed somewhat audaciously that the late Mills somehow lost trust in his vice president, Mahama, over the dubious Brazilian Aircrafts deal and therefore ordered an investigation into the deal.

However, according to Mr Amidu, the late Mills could not stand on his ground and woefully stooped and allowed the Committee to somehow turn a blind eye to his directives.

Indeed, there is serious question here that the concerned Ghanaians must ruminate over and probe carefully: did Ex-President Mahama really indulge in dubious transaction?

Mind you, the allegation is extremely serious and the only way former President Mahama can obliterate the doubts from the minds of discerning Ghanaians is to lock horns with Mr Martin Amidu or face him in a competent court of jurisdiction.

In fact, a carefully considered reflection on Mr Amidu’s chilling exposition would conclude that the late Mills lost trust in his then vice president Mahama.

We should, however, not lose sight of the fact that Mr Martin Amidu was the Attorney General and the Minister of Justice under President Mills administration, who duly prepared the terms of reference of the Committee constituted by the late Mills to probe into the alleged bribery and corruption scandal.

So, who says that Mr Martin Amidu was lying through his teeth and did not have in his possession the necessary documentation?

I will, therefore, venture to stress that if, indeed, the late Mills set up a committee to investigate his vice Mahama, then, he had an irrevocable gleam of suspicion on his mind.

In other words, we can infer that the late Mills felt Mahama was trying to rip off the nation, hence setting up a committee to unravel the furtive deal.

So upon a carefully considered deliberation, reflective thinkers may draw an adverse inference that the late Mills was not prepared to allow any member of his administration to dupe the country through corrupt practices.

If that was not the case, why would he set up a committee to investigate his vice president, Mahama, the sole negotiator of the alleged dubious deal?

Shockingly though, we have heard the NDC faithful time and time again contesting vehemently that the late Mills did not constitute any such Committee to look into the cloudy deal negotiated by Mahama.

But contrary to the NDC loyalists persistent denials, Mr Amidu, the then Attorney General, has been maintaining consistently that the Committee members included Mr William Aboah, Mr George Amoah, and Brig. Gen. Allotey (Rtd) former Judge Advocate-General.

I have no doubts whatsoever in my mind that Mr Amidu’s story is credible. First, Mr. Amidu went ahead and named the members of the Committee set up by the late President Mills.

Secondly, the fact that none of the Committee members came out to repudiate or disassociate themselves from the allegations gives credence to Mr Amidu’s averment. The big question then is why did they keep quiet? Your guess is as good as mine.

Mr Amidu would stress: “the terms of reference of the Committee as I was instructed and drafted them for the late President were: “(i) to investigate the processes adopted in selecting, negotiating, and agreeing on the acquisition of the aircrafts; (ii) to investigate the competitive advantage, prices of the aircrafts and the level of economic and financial due diligence conducted by relevant agencies in the process of acquisition of the aircrafts; and (iii) to investigate any other matter that in the opinion of the Committee is reasonably related to the foregoing terms of reference”. “Pressure groups never allowed the Committee to take off”.

“But the very fact that the late President Mills even contemplated this Committee meant that he was uncomfortable with and suspicious of the alleged inflated prices of the aircrafts”.

My dear reader, there we go. Amazing revelations! Did pressure groups really interfere with the work of a Committee set up by President of the nation?

Were the pressure groups from the then ruling NDC? If so, did they have vested interests in the purchasing of the aircrafts or what?

Well, my dear reader, whatever their reasons, their actions were unlawful, and can best be described as an attempt to pervert the cause of justice.

Are we really serious as a nation at all, dearest reader? How on earth can pressure groups selfishly interfere in a legitimate Committee’s work?

You see, my dear reader, our problem as a nation is, we have sycophants, selfish and ‘nodding yes men and women’ who are only interested in amassing wealth at the expense of the masses. So they would go to every extent to achieve such objective.

Undeniably, the Late President Mills put his trust in his vice president, John Dramani Mahama. But if we are to believe Mr. Amidu’s account of the corruption saga, we can draw an adverse inference that former President Mahama betrayed the trust the late Mills reposed in him. It therefore explains why the late President Mills set up a committee to investigate him.

In fact, there are serious issues here that need to be considered by concerned Ghanaians.

If, indeed, the late President Mills did not trust Mahama prior to his death, why should discerning Ghanaians go ahead and hand over our sovereignty to a supposedly ‘untrustworthy’ once again?

K. Badu, UK.

k.badu2011@gmail.com