The Assin South Member of Parliament, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to take firm action against narcotics trafficking and restore Ghana’s international reputation.
His call comes amid his claims that more than $3 billion worth of drugs linked to Ghana have been seized overseas.
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The MP questioned the government’s commitment to fighting drug trafficking and demanded an update on investigations into two suspicious flights suspected to be linked to drug trafficking and money laundering at the Accra International Airport.
In a post on X, Fordjour asked the President about the status of the investigation he ordered in April 2025 following the MP’s allegations concerning the flights.
“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?
“Ghana under your tenure now faces international embarrassment as ranked 5th in the world in cocaine trafficking to Belgium,” he wrote.
Fordjour said several major drug seizures involving shipments allegedly linked to Ghana had been recorded overseas since the President’s April 1, 2025, statement.
He claimed that Ghana had been ranked fifth in the world in cocaine trafficking to Belgium and that more than $3 billion worth of drugs linked to the country had been seized abroad under the current administration.
“Under your tenure, over $3bn worth of drugs have been busted overseas linked to Ghana with several billions trafficked undetected,” he added.
The MP also alleged that government officials, drug networks and state agencies were benefiting from the trade.
He further questioned why an agreement signed by Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa with Colombia, which he claimed allows direct and open shipments between the ports of Tema and Cartagena, had not been cancelled.
Fordjour said the developments were damaging Ghana’s international reputation and called on the President to take decisive action.
“Your Excellency, this is certainly not the reset legacy Ghanaians hoped for at your second coming. Crack the whip and restore Ghana’s sinking image to the once reputable narcotics-intolerable state,” he stated.
Fordjour’s comments follow a statement by President Mahama on April 1, 2025, in which he said he had directed security agencies to investigate allegations made by the MP about two suspicious flights at Kotoka International Airport.
The President said that, given the gravity of the allegations of possible drug trafficking and money laundering, the relevant agencies would work with Fordjour to obtain information for the investigation.
He named the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) and the National Security Coordinator as the agencies expected to collaborate on the probe.
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President Mahama also reaffirmed the government’s commitment to preventing Ghana from being used as a transit point or final destination for illicit drugs.
“We will maintain zero tolerance for using Ghana as a transit or final destination for drugs or drug trafficking,” he stated.
Read his post below:
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? Ghana under your tenure now faces international embarrassment as ranked 5th in the world in cocaine trafficking to Belgium. Since your X post on 1st April 2025, almost every month records major drug busts running into tons and hundreds of millions of dollars, busted overseas, linked to Ghana. Under your tenure, over $3bn worth of drugs have been busted overseas linked to Ghana with several billions trafficked undetected. Ghana’s once reputed image keeps sinking by the day. Govt officials, drug networks and state agencies are milking hundreds of millions from the trade under your watch and yet the enabler agreement signed by Okudzeto with Columbia for direct and open shipments between Tema and Cartegena Ports has not been cancelled. Your Excellency, this is certainly not the reset legacy Ghanaians hoped for at your second coming. Crack the whip and restore Ghana’s sinking image to the once reputable narcotics-intolerable state.
— John Ntim Fordjour MP (@NtimFordjour) November 12, 2026 MAG/MA Who Is Responsible for Stray-Bullet Injuries and Deaths? Source: www.ghanaweb.com