Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, Member of Parliament for Assin South and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, has publicly demanded that President John Dramani Mahama take decisive action against narcotics trafficking following a recent seizure in Spain.
In a post on X on Thursday, November 12, the MP questioned the progress of investigations into alleged cocaine flights involving Gran Canaria and called on the president to demonstrate the government’s zero‑tolerance stance on drug trafficking.
Fordjour cited the 2.6 tonnes of cocaine found by Spanish authorities in a shipment of coconuts from Ghana and nearly 3.9 tonnes seized in France from a container that had arrived from Ghana. The Spanish shipment was loaded at Tema Port and later intercepted in Valencia. Two people were arrested in Spain; no arrests have been announced in Ghana or identified Ghanaian nationals as suspects.
The MP alleged that more than US$3 billion worth of drugs linked to Ghana have been seized overseas during the president’s tenure, with other consignments allegedly passing undetected. He also referred to a ranking placing Ghana fifth among sources of cocaine seized in Belgium.
Fordjour questioned why an agreement he said had been signed with Colombia to facilitate direct shipments between the ports of Tema and Cartagena had not been cancelled, alleging that government officials, drug networks and state agencies were benefiting from the trade.
He urged President Mahama to act against those involved and restore Ghana’s reputation as a country intolerant of narcotics trafficking, warning that repeated drug seizures involving shipments linked to Ghana are damaging the country’s international reputation.
What will the president do next to address these concerns and safeguard Ghana’s standing on the global stage?
