Ghana’s Minority in Parliament has sounded the alarm over what it describes as a worrying surge in drug trafficking and money laundering cases in the country.
At a press conference in Accra today, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, demanded accountability from the National Security apparatus over its handling of two recent high-profile incidents.
The first incident involves a raid on 12 containers of gold and cash at Sapeiman in Accra, where nearly two months on, the National Security has yet to brief the public on the investigation’s status.
“We demand accountability from the National Security for the gold bars and cash retrieved and what they intend to do with it,” Reverend Fordjour said.
“The Minority Caucus, as responsible opposition as we are in absolute circumspection, has been patient and originally given two clear months for National Security to communicate the status of their investigation with the public” he added.
The second incident involves two suspicious flights that landed at the Kotoka International Airport in March 2025, carrying cargo suspected to be cocaine and cash.
The Minority is also blaming the recent pirate attack on a Ghanaian-registered fishing vessel on March 27, 2025, on the NDC MPs’ opposition to the planned procurement of two offshore patrol vessels by the Akufo-Addo government.
Reverend Fordjour explained, “You will recall the diligent attempt of the erstwhile government to procure two offshore vessels for the Ghana Navy in 2024. This plan in its final stages was fiercely opposed by the NDC in parliament, who called for the process to be terminated.
Indeed, subsequently, the process of purchase was thus aborted. As pirates are aware of Ghana Navy’s lack of offshore patrol vessels, the vulnerabilities of the security of our waters are likely to be exploited by these pirates.”
The Minority’s concerns have raised questions about the government’s commitment to tackling drug trafficking and money laundering in the country.