Minority NPP in Parliament has raised concerns over what it deems as the increasing cases of drug trafficking and money laundering in the country, barely three months after the New Patriotic Party NPP handed over power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to them, nearly two months after a raid on 12 containers of gold and cash at Sapeiman in Accra, the National Security has failed to brief the public on the status of investigations to ascertain the culprits and the actual quantity of gold and specific amount of money retrieved in the operation.
Additionally, the caucus has demanded accountability for cargo suspected to be cocaine and cash transported into the country by two suspicious flights that landed at the Kotoka International Airport in March 2025.
Addressing journalists, the Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, urged the government to be transparent in its fight against drug trafficking and money laundering.
“We demand accountability from the National Security for the gold bars and cash retrieved and what they intend to do with it. 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 demanded.
The group also attributed the pirate attack on a Ghanaian-registered fishing vessel on March 27, 2025, to the NDC MPs’ opposition to the planned procurement of two offshore patrol vessels by the Akufo-Addo government.
“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,” he said.
