Security analyst Colonel Festus Aboagye (rtd) has sharply criticised allegations made by New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, describing them as baseless and a deliberate attempt to mislead Ghanaians.
Speaking on TV3’s Key Points programme on April 12, 2025, Col Aboagye likened the entire saga to a failed “April Fool’s” prank, suggesting it was reckless and unsubstantiated.
“And I’m saying that if this is the calibre of people who govern Ghana, then we are doomed,” he lamented. “You don’t eat ‘abenkwan’ [palm nut soup], go to bed, dream, and wake up to tell Ghanaians you have intelligence about drugs being trafficked into the country or money being laundered.”
Col Aboagye expressed concern over the lack of transparency and the reactive posture of institutions mandated to address such serious allegations, including the Ghana Police Service, the Financial Intelligence Centre, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), and the Narcotics Control Commission.
“Up until today, the government has been reacting to an April Fool’s agenda set by Reverend Ntim Fordjour, which is very unfortunate. Our political culture is not one of briefing or updating the public. We keep information until pressure mounts, and then we chip in bits and pieces,” he criticised.
He proposed a more coordinated and transparent approach: “Assuming there is intelligence, I would expect the regional minister, a Minister of State, the IGP, and the heads of the relevant agencies — Police CID, Narcotics Control Commission, Financial Intelligence Centre, and EOCO — to appear before the press together. Each would address their area: political statements, criminal investigations, narcotics controls, and money laundering investigations.”
The controversy stems from an April 1, 2025, claim by Rev John Ntim Fordjour, MP for Assin South, who alleged that intelligence had been intercepted suggesting that two flights — suspected of carrying cocaine and large sums of cash — landed in Ghana between March 20 and March 25, 2025. One of the flights, he claimed, arrived in an air ambulance without any patient referrals.
Since the allegations surfaced, calls for evidence and a full investigation have mounted, with many questioning the credibility of the claims and the political motivations behind them.
