The controversy over alleged suspicious flights at Kotoka International Airport has intensified, with Assin South Member of Parliament and Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, calling for an independent Commission of Inquiry to probe what he describes as a cover-up in a high-stakes case involving suspected narcotics trafficking and money laundering.
In a strongly-worded post on X (formerly Twitter), Rev. Fordjour cast serious doubt on the integrity of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), accusing them of being complicit in obscuring the truth.
He wrote: “See one of the culprits of the staged and false evidence, calling for cooperation. Release footage of the CCTV system at the airport to support your claim of staged inspection and maintenance.”
His comment came in response to an earlier appeal from NACOC’s Deputy Director, who had urged him to collaborate with the Commission in addressing the concerns he raised.
But Rev. Fordjour rejected that overture, pointing to what he described as a pattern of institutional evasion:
“They aided the misleading information put out by @FelixKwakyeOfo1,” he stated, referring to the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
The saga began after Rev. Fordjour alleged that two aircraft—the AirMED flight L823 AM and the Antonov 12B—had landed in Ghana under suspicious circumstances.
He claimed that the air ambulance, which arrived on March 20, 2025, stayed for five days without transporting any patients.
He further asserted that the Antonov 12B, which touched down on March 12, remained for 13 days before leaving on March 25.
According to him, both flights were part of a “coordinated operation” involving cocaine smuggling and illicit cash transfers.
Despite pressure from government communicators and NACOC to substantiate his claims, the MP stood his ground.
“We therefore call for a commission of inquiry to be established to probe into the matter. See you at the Commission of Inquiry,” he declared.
However, NACOC Deputy Director, Twum Barimah publicly countered the claims.
In an interview on Adom FM’s Burning Issues, he disclosed: “I was part of the screening team. All necessary checks were conducted, including the use of sniffing dogs. No drugs were found.”
He explained that NACOC carried out a comprehensive inspection of the aircraft, while immigration officials ran separate checks.
“Nothing suspicious was detected,” he confirmed.
Barimah went further to question Rev. Fordjour’s evidence: “Why hasn’t he provided concrete proof? The visuals he refers to do not align with the facts on the ground,” he said, suggesting that Fordjour’s allegations were based more on conjecture than on verified intelligence.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu also dismissed the claims as falsehoods, accusing the MP of orchestrating disinformation to damage the government’s reputation.
