The action is already in the pipeline – NDC communicator on government’s response to drug trafficking

NDC Communications Team member Victoria Naima Abdulai says the government has already put measures in place to deal with drug trafficking, including a two-week action plan and the replacement of scanners at key points.

Abdulai said in an interview on Joy Prime that the government was working to dismantle the networks behind the movement of narcotics rather than simply reacting to individual seizures.

“They have set up a two-week deadline with a plan in action to be able to tackle the situation,” she said.

“What Mahama is doing is trying to dismantle this particular network and it’s not done. And so the call for the government to wake up and tackle the issue of drug trafficking is already in the pipeline and the actions are there.”

Abdulai also commended officials involved in the government’s response, including the sector minister, sector commander Michael Nelson and Customs Commissioner Aaron.

She pointed specifically to the replacement of scanners, which she said had been identified as part of the measures being implemented.

“Yesterday I heard in the news that the scanners that allowed for some of these items to go through without being detected, all of these have been asked to be replaced,” she said.

According to Abdulai, the scanner replacement forms part of an action plan put in place by President John Dramani Mahama to strengthen efforts against narcotics trafficking.

She urged the public to have confidence in the measures being taken, while acknowledging that more work remains to be done.

“There’s so much to be done and I believe in the leadership of His Excellency John Dramani Mahama,” she said.