KIA Cocaine Smuggling Saga: Why remain silent when Chairman Dollar is exonerated - GACL staff to minister

Several senior staff members of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) have expressed concerns over the Transport Minister's reluctance to name the staff involved in the alleged cocaine smuggling incident at Kotoka International Airport (KIA).

The scandal, which involved the transport of 8.5 kilograms of cocaine aboard a Royal Air Maroc flight, led to the arrest of a Dutch national in Belgium.

In exclusive telephone conversations with Classfmonline.com, the senior staff criticized the minister for not being transparent about the officers who were suspended and later exonerated, especially amid circulating rumours about specific individuals linked to the case.

Their concerns were heightened when Transport minister Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, during a session with Parliament’s Assurance Committee chaired by Samuel Okudjeto-Ablakwa, refused to disclose details of the findings.

The minister's refusal to name the interdicted staff members and clarify the outcome of the investigation left many questions unanswered, particularly regarding reports that one of the individuals implicated was a senior figure in the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

There has been a report that Eric Nartey Yeboah, also known as Chairman Dollar, the Second Vice Chairman of the Greater Accra Region branch of the NPP, was allegedly involved.

However, minister Asiamah stated that if the staff had been found guilty, the public would have been informed, implying that their exoneration meant the matter did not warrant further discussion.

The minister also confirmed that the implicated GACL employees, who were suspended following the drug bust in March 2024, have since been reinstated after a thorough investigation cleared them of wrongdoing.

The GACL staff, however, continue to press for full disclosure of the investigation's findings, emphasizing the need for accountability and transparency in such high-profile cases.