'We are expecting your resignation' - Ntim Fordjour chides Ablakwa over Mahama's foreign travel

The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to resign.

In a post shared on X on August 18, 2025, Rev Ntim Fordjour indicated that Ablakwa must resign over President John Dramani Mahama’s use of a private jet for his recent trip to Japan and Singapore, as a matter of principle.

He asserted that the minister must resign because he supposedly vowed to put his job on the line if his government used private jets when they come into power.

Watch old video of Ablakwa vowing to resign if Prof Naana Jane ever flies in private jet

The MP, who is also the Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, added that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government must apologise to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for criticising him for using private jets for international travels, and not the presidential jet.

“Mr Principle @S_OkudzetoAblak, Ghana is expecting your resignation. NDC must apologise to Ghanaians and President Akufo-Addo for doing petty politics with presidential travels. Government must be bold to submit a proposal for the acquisition of a new Presidential Jet for the President’s safety,” the post read.

The post had an old video of Ablakwa making remarks on the previous government’s use of private jets.

President Mahama embarks on two-nation official visits to Japan and Singapore

Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, is captured in the video vowing to resign over the use of private jets by an NDC president.

"I don't have anything against the president, but it's about protecting the public purse, and I don't expect a future NDC president to hire jets at such high costs. Some of us would resign; I wouldn't want to be part of such a government," he stated on Adom FM's Burning Issues in July 2022.

While in opposition, Ablakwa gained fame for his constant criticism of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for using a private jet for foreign trips.

See the post and the video below:

Mr Principle @S_OkudzetoAblak, Ghana is expecting your resignation. NDC must apologize to Ghanaians and Prez Akufo-Addo for doing petty politics with presidential travels. Govt must be bold to submit proposal for the acquisition of new Presidential Jet for the President’s safety. pic.twitter.com/oleluP6uX2

— John Ntim Fordjour MP (@NtimFordjour) August 18, 2025