The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has exonerated former President John Mahama of any bribery and wrongdoing after its investigations into the Airbus SE scandal which begun in February 2020. Briefing journalists on Thursday, August 8, 2024, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng said after its investigations, it could not establish any evidence to suggest that John Mahama or any public official received bribes from Airbus SE. "Consequently, the OSP found no evidentiary basis that suggest that Samuel Adam Foster also known as Samuel Adam Mahama, Philip Shun Middlemerth and Lean Sarah Davies acted as conduits of bribery between the employees of Airbus and Former President John Mahama or any other public official. "Also, the OSP found no evidentiary basis that suggest that Samuel Adam Mahama, Philip Shun Middlerts and Lean Sarah Davies received payments from Airbus with the intention of bribing former President John Dramani Mahama or any other public official. "Further, the OSP found no evidentiary basis that suggest that Former President John Mahama or any other public official was paid bribes by Samuel Adam Foster also known as Samuel Adam Mahama, Philip Shun Middlemerth and Lean Sarah Davies in respect of the purchase by the government of Ghana of Military transport aircraft from Airbus," he noted. Read also: Mahama is 'Government Official One' in Airbus SE scandal - OSP John Dramani Mahama, a former President and now flag bearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was Vice President at the time the incident happened. A breakdown of the Airbus bribery scandal Ghana bought three Military Airplanes - C295s - from Airbus. The nation received its first C295 in November 2011.