The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications has dismissed claims made by the Assin South MP, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, regarding alleged drug trafficking and money laundering involving two aircraft that passed through Ghana.
In an explainer posted on social media, Felix Kwakye Ofosu described Mr Fordjour’s allegations as baseless, accusing him of engaging in deliberate disinformation to undermine public confidence in the government.
“In the last few days, the disinformation machine of the New Patriotic Party has been ramped up, and they’ve taken it a notch higher. Reverend Ntim Fordjour has made wild claims that two aircraft that passed through Ghana were carrying drugs and were involved in money laundering. He even called for investigations,” Kwakye Ofosu stated.
He noted that President John Mahama had allowed the MP to provide evidence to security agencies for proper investigations.
However, after being invited to assist in the probe, the Assin South MP backtracked, claiming he was merely speaking on behalf of a committee and that the views expressed were not his own.
“Because he knew he was peddling total falsehoods and lies, he now says he was speaking on behalf of a committee and that the views were not his personal opinions. So now he refuses to cooperate with security agencies.
“I say that he was peddling falsehood because the facts as they exist vary completely from the claims that he made when he made that claim; he was only seeking to peddle falsehood in a bid to undermine the confidence that the people of Ghana have in this government,” he added.
This comes after the Minority in Parliament demanded full disclosure from National Security regarding two flights that landed in Ghana in early March and departed for Gran Canaria, a Spanish island, on March 25.
The flights—an air ambulance and a private jet—allegedly remained in the country for several days before their departure, raising concerns over their purpose and cargo.
Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee called on authorities to reveal the contents of these aircraft, expressing suspicion that they may have been used for drug trafficking or money laundering.
Meanwhile, President John Mahama has directed the National Security and relevant authorities to conduct a full-scale investigation into two aircraft that landed in Ghana earlier in March and departed for Gran Canaria, Spain, on March 25.
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