Former
Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Hon. Maxwell Kofi Jumah has called on
the Government of Ghana to make elucidations on the issues regarding
President John Mahama's brother and the alleged unauthorized landing of a
US jet in Iran.
A US investigative body has begun investigations
into a U.S. registered Bombardier Challenger, N604EP, exhibiting a
small US flag, linked to Ibrahim Mahama, junior brother of President
John Dramani Mahama and his company; Engineers & Planners (E&P).
According
to the Iranian authorities, "the plane’s passengers included a high
ranking Ghanaian delegation, comprised of that country’s officials and
led by a brother of Ghana’s president.”
The jet is reported to
have carried a Ghanaian business delegation to Mehrabab Airport in
Tehran last Tuesday without approval or prior notification of the US
authorities.
Though the firm operating the air plane, E&P has
refuted claims it breached any international aviation rules by flying
the plane to Iran which happens to be under strict economic sanctions,
the US seem ready to slash the country with sanctions should Ghana be
found in violation of any Western sanctions on Iran.
On the
flipside, President John Mahama's presence at the various places the
plane is said to have been spotted has also raised eyebrows.
The US jet reportedly was spotted leaving an airport in Zurich and also departing from a London airport to Ghana last October.
Addressing the issue on U TV's morning show "Adekye Nsroma", Hon. Kofi Jumah expressed disgust at the findings relating to the aircraft in question.
According
to him, President Mahama's involvement in the case courts controversy
and therefore called for an inquiry into the issue.
He insisted
that the President should be investigated to find out why he was spotted
in all the places the plane is reported to have landed before making a
final destination on the Iranian soil. He also called on the parties
involved to disclose the topnotch business delegation that accompanied
the flight and the rationale behind the plane's landing in Iran, a
country under severe economic restrictions by the Western world.
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