Four persons have been invited by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) over investigations into roles played in the alleged act of bribery and other offences in government’s acquisition of three aircraft from Airbus.

The four persons are; a UK/Ghanaian citizen Samuel Adam Foster alias Samuel Adam Mahama, said to be related to former president John Mahama, and three  other British citizens - Philip Sean Middlemiss; Sarah Davis and Sarah Furneaux.

The invitation comes after the OSP headed by Special Prosecutor Martin Alamisi Amidu completed its preliminary investigations into the Airbus saga.

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On January 31, 2020, Ghana was named as one of five countries which the plane maker, Airbus, paid or attempted to pay millions of dollars in bribes in exchange for contracts, leading a court in Britain to slap a fine of £3 billion on the company.

A public notice by the OSP on March 31 in the Daily Graphic said the individuals identified by an acronym in the Statement of Facts and accepted as findings of fact in a judgement of the

UK Crown Court are to assist in the investigation of corruption and corruption-related offences in the purchase of the Aircraft.

“SAMUEL ADAM FOSTER a. k. a. SAMUEL ADAM MAHAMA a UK/Ghanaian citizen, and the three other UK nationals: PHILIP SEAN MIDDLEMISS, LEANNE SARAH DAVIS and SARAH FURNEAUX are hereby invited to assist the Office of the Special Prosecutor in the on-going investigation of bribery and corruption involving in excess of €3,596,523.00 and €1,665,000.00 respectively, and collaborating with Ghanaian public Officers to use their public office for private profit or benefit in the purchase of three (3) C-295 aircraft by the Government of Ghana from Airbus SE,” the notice said.