The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, has vowed to release explosive information regarding the ongoing cocaine scandal that has shaken the foundation of John Dramani Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.
Speaking to the media on Saturday, Reverend Fordjour challenged the NDC government to be transparent about the scandal, warning that if the Mahama administration fails to provide clear answers, he will disclose information that could bring the administration to its knees.
$350m cocaine bust
In March this year, the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) intercepted substances believed to be cocaine.
The consignment, concealed in sacks and bags hidden under heaps of sand in a tipper truck, was reported to weigh 3,319.66 kilogrammes (3.3 tonnes), with an estimated street value of approximately $350 million.
Preliminary field testing conducted by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) confirmed the substance as cocaine.
The tipper truck was arrested at Pedu Junction in Cape Coast in the Central Region en route to Accra.
$150m cocaine bust
On March 4, 2025, the NIB seized approximately 120 slabs of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $150 million, on the Takoradi-Cape Coast highway.
The drugs were found concealed and transported in a Hogvan truck, wrapped in green plastic bags.
Following the bust, the driver of the truck was arrested, while other accomplices remained at large.
Reports are that the two suspicious airlines were in the country to airlift the cocaine out of the country.
Consequently, Rev. Ntim Fordjour said the NDC must come clean and address critical questions such as:
1. Who was the patient that the aircraft was supposedly in Ghana to transport? The standard protocol in such cases is to dispatch a replacement air ambulance, not another aircraft carrying spare parts and mechanics.
2. The aircraft landed only to change tires—so where was it originally headed?
3. So, the tire problem was discovered mid-air? And it had to be changed because the plane would otherwise have been unable to land? If so, how was it able to land in Ghana?
4. If the aircraft could land in Ghana despite the issue, then why couldn’t it land safely at its final destination without the stopover in Ghana?
Meanwhile, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has stated that it is closely monitoring the situation as Ghanaian authorities investigate claims made by the country’s Minority MPs.
The MPs had alleged that two aircraft suspected of transporting cocaine and cash used Ghana as a transit hub for organised crime.
Ntim Fordjour Exposes Newsfile Host Over Alleged Fabricated Messages
Meanwhile, the Rev. Ntim Fordjour, has issued a strong call to Sampson Lardi Ayenini, host of Joy FM’s flagship news analysis programme, Newsfile, to clarify the origin of text messages read on the show last Saturday.
According to him, the messages in question largely dismissed his recent exposé as falsehood aimed at undermining the current administration.
He insisted that the texts were not authentic reflections of public sentiment, but rather fabricated inputs intended to discredit his revelations.
The MP further claimed that his suspicions were validated by the show’s producer, who allegedly denied forwarding any such messages to the host. Rev. Fordjour made this known in a Facebook post.
He further intimated that he never walked out of the show as has been propagated by the host.
“Sampson Lardi Ayenini only booked me for a segment on the show and so after that segment when the show had gone on break I left only to be told later that the host had mischievously announced that I walked out,” Rev. Fordjour explained.
The lawmaker has come under fierce criticism, particularly from opposition NDC communicators, following his disclosure of the presence of two foreign aircraft, AirMed Flight N823AM and the Cavok Antonov 12VK, on Ghanaian territory under unexplained circumstances.
The gravity of his allegations has prompted President Mahama to instruct national security agencies to work closely with the MP to investigate the matter to its logical conclusion and take the necessary action.
Over the weekend, leading NDC figures including Felix Kwakye Ofosu and Sammy Gyamfi launched scathing attacks on the MP, seeking to discredit the exposé and diminish its political impact.
They accused Rev. Fordjour of orchestrating the revelations as part of a broader scheme to tarnish the image of the government.
Rev. Fordjour, however, maintained that Sampson Lardi Ayenini may have aligned himself with the opposition’s propaganda efforts.
He suspected that the controversial text messages were deliberately crafted to undermine his credibility on a national platform.
