‘What Stupidity Is This?’ – How Mahama Reacted to Akufo-Addo’s Bar Speech on G.O.1.

President Akufo-Addo has reactivated public discussion on a subject described by former President Mahama as a “stupidity”.

Akufo-Addo made the comments at the Bar Conference where he insinuated John Mahama was ‘Government Official 1’ among other remarks.

But it will be recalled the Former President John Mahama replied the then Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu or anyone who claims he is GO1 may be dabbling in stupidity.

Akufo-Addo didn’t appear to be perturbed at the Bar Conference.

“Not only are these concepts of ‘NPP’ and ‘NDC’ judges new in our public discourse, they are also extremely dangerous, and represent the most brazen attack on the independence of the judiciary by any allegedly responsible politician of the 4th Republic. They provide another reason, if more were needed, why right-thinking citizens should ensure the defeat in 2024 of the man whom the first Special Prosecutor identified as Government Official No.1, in the still unresolved Airbus Bribery Scandal,” Akufo-Addo said.

In 2020, Mr. Mahama took the opportunity to squarely respond to accusations he is Government Official One in the Airbus Scandal.

Reacting to the then Special Prosecutor’s report on the Airbus scandal which says he (Mahama) is Government Official 1 Mahama said it was “stupidity”.

Speaking to students at the University of Ghana on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of his campaign tour of the Greater Accra Region, Mr Mahama called Mr Amidu “a coward” who indicted him out of fear and without sound legal basis.

“Amidu goes and present Agyapa shares, Agyapa investigation and I thought he was man enough,” he said.

“They say investigate Agyapa, present a report on Agyapa, if you investigated Airbus, present a report on Airbus,” the former President who is the flagbearer of the NDC for the December 7, 2024 elections, said.

“But in the Agyapa report, you know that it’s going to be damning of this Government, you go and put one paragraph there about Airbus. Nobody ask you about Airbus. If you were man enough, present Agyapa, and do a report on Airbus separate and then I will come as a man and answer you on Airbus. If you think I am indicted on Airbus, accuse me directly. But because he is a coward and he knew they were going to discuss Agyapa, so put a paragraph on Airbus to equalize the discussion. I mean, what stupidity is this,” he added.

“You are investigating Agyapa, present a report on Agyapa,” according to Mr Mahama.

The report says the Office of the Special Prosecutor, “has established the identity of elected Government Official 1 to be former President John Mahama whose brother of the full blood is Samuel Adam Foster also known as Samuel Adam Mahama.”

According to the report, “the only reason the former President has not been invited for interrogation (in spite of all threats from some of his followers and lawyers) is the fact that he himself got an insurance as the Presidential Candidate of the other largest political party in Ghana and prudence dictated that the interrogation be held in abeyance during this election season.”

It said the former President has also not offered to make any voluntary statement to the Office of the Special Prosecutor despite the publication of an alleged interview containing admissions purportedly made by the former President to a Daily Guide reporter without the full voice recording which in the meantime remains just a hearsay.