Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has accused the government of lacking transparency and evading accountability in response to his concerns about national security.
In a statement sighted by Happyghana.com, Rev. Ntim Fordjour refuted allegations by government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu that he had failed to comply with security agencies after being invited for investigations.
“No security or intelligence agency has ever invited me,” he stated, challenging Kwakye Ofosu to provide evidence of such an invitation.
He further accused the government and the NDC Parliamentary Caucus of blocking his request for a Joint Security briefing, which he believes would have provided updates on investigations into suspicious flights and other incidents.
Rev. Ntim Fordjour in the statement posted on Social media on Thursday April 4, 2025, described government’s explanations about two flights linked to illicit cargo as “incoherent and questionable,” casting doubts on their legitimacy.
Additionally, he demanded updates on the 12 containers filled with gold and currency seized on February 9, which remain unaccounted for.
He further warned that Ghana risks becoming a hub for cocaine trafficking and money laundering, citing the government’s silence on a $500 million worth of cocaine busts.
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Rev. John Ntim Fordjour writes ;
My attention has been drawn to a rather disingenuous and farfetched response from government by Kwakye Ofosu
1. Kwakye Ofosu lied when he claimed I’ve been invited by security agencies and failed to attend upon their invitation. No security or intelligence agency has ever invited me to assist them with any information. I dare Kwakye Ofosu to produce a copy of such invitation. I’m still waiting on them to collaborate with me in Parliament to undertake President Mahama’s directive, if the directive was not mere rhetorics.
2. When I wrote to call for Joint Security briefing which would have afforded the security and intelligence agencies the opportunity to collaborate with me and to share further information with them and receive their updates on investigations conducted into the specific cases, NDC Parliamentary Caucus and the government BLOCKED the briefing and shielded the security and intelligence agencies from accountability and denied them the opportunity to collaborate with me. What are they hiding?
3. Whereas Kwakye Ofosu confirmed my claims of the entry and departure of the two suspicious flights as true, the reasons provided by Kwakye Ofosu in respect of their purpose of entry are incoherent, questionable and cannot be taken seriously.
4. The government has since failed to provide responses to the status of the 12 containers filled with gold and currencies confiscated by the National Security on February 9.
5. The government has also failed to provide responses on the status of investigations made into the high-profile cocaine busts totaling some $500 million ($350m and $150m).
In view of the above, and the disingenuous response from Government Spokesperson, they are bent on hiding information and evading accountability.
Our country cannot be allowed to be suddenly turned into a hub for cocaine and money laundering.
They must come again.
