At an NPP press conference on drug trafficking, National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye, known as Nana B, fired a public rebuke at President John Dramani Mahama. He said, “Mr. President, you promised Ghanaians a 24‑hour economy. You did not promise 24‑hour cocaine trafficking.”
Nana B warned that the growing number of drug‑related incidents linked to Ghana were harming ordinary citizens travelling and doing business abroad. He added, “Remember, Ghanaians, if you can, how a government elected on the promise of jobs and prosperity has instead delivered a country whose name now triggers extra searches, extra suspicion and extra humiliation for every innocent Ghanaian traveller.”
He alleged that Ghanaian exporters and travellers are now subject to heightened scrutiny at international airports, carrying a stigma they did not create. “At every airport in the world, Ghanaian exporters are now treated with suspicion. Ghanaian travellers now carry a stigma they did not create,” he said.
Nana B called for an immediate parliamentary inquiry to establish the facts behind reported drug interceptions and shipments allegedly linked to Ghana. He urged Parliament to examine shipping documents, inspection records, production records and other related documentation.
The remarks come after a large consignment of suspected cocaine was intercepted by French authorities after reportedly passing through Ghana’s port security and customs processes. The incident has intensified calls for a review of Ghana’s drug‑trafficking detection and prevention systems.
What follows will be a parliamentary debate on the issue, with opposition parties demanding transparency and reforms to safeguard Ghana’s international reputation.
