Assin South Member of Parliament John Ntim Fordjour has renewed pressure on President John Dramani Mahama to provide answers on investigations into two suspected cocaine trafficking flights linked to Ghana and Gran Canaria.
The former Deputy Interior Minister says the President must account for the outcome of the probe he announced in April 2025, arguing that subsequent international drug seizures involving consignments allegedly connected to Ghana raise fresh concerns about the country’s fight against narcotics trafficking.
In a strongly worded post on X, Mr. Fordjour directly challenged the President over the investigation and his pledge to tackle the drug trade.
“Mr President @JDMahama. How far with the investigation you ordered into the Gran Canaria cocaine flights?
What happened to your commitment of ensuring zero tolerance to drug trafficking?” he asked.
He linked his concerns to reports he said placed Ghana fifth in the world for cocaine trafficking to Belgium, describing the ranking as an embarrassment to the country.
According to the MP, drug interceptions involving tonnes of narcotics and consignments worth hundreds of millions of dollars have continued to occur overseas, with alleged links to Ghana.
“Under your tenure, over $3bn worth of drugs have been busted overseas linked to Ghana with several billions trafficked undetected,” he claimed.
Mr. Fordjour also questioned the government’s handling of what he described as an agreement between Ghana and Colombia, signed by Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
He alleged that the agreement facilitates direct and open shipments between the ports of Tema and Cartagena and questioned why it had not been cancelled.
The MP further accused government officials, drug networks and state agencies of benefiting from the illicit trade, although he did not provide evidence for the allegations in his post.
He called on President Mahama to intervene, warning that Ghana’s reputation as a country intolerant of narcotics trafficking was deteriorating.
“Ghana’s once reputed image keeps sinking by the day,” he wrote, before urging the President to “Crack the whip and restore Ghana’s sinking image to the once reputable narcotics-intolerable state.”
The dispute centres on allegations raised by Mr. Fordjour at a press conference about two suspicious flights that reportedly arrived at Kotoka International Airport and were suspected of involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering.
On April 1, 2025, President Mahama publicly acknowledged the claims and said he had ordered investigations.
