Ntim Fordjour unable to prove AirMed flight allegations – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says the ranking member on Defense and Interior in Parliament, Rev. Ntim Fordjour, could not prove his allegation made on the AirMed flight in Ghana.

The ranking member alleged that AirMed made a transit in Ghana with a suspicious cargo suspected to be cocaine and cash in US dollars.

“Reliable intelligence intercepted by the Minority Caucus indicates that on March 20, 2025, AirMed flight N823AM which is an air ambulance designed specifically to carry patients, landed at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana and remained in the country for five days before departing at 0100 hours (1am) on March 25, 2025 back to Gran Canaria.

“Our intelligence further posits that no patient was transported by the said AirMed flight, neither to nor from Accra. There is no evidence of medical referral or patient accompanying or on board the flight on either legs of the flight.

“We are reliably informed that contrary to the expectation that the AirMed flight would carry patients, the purpose for which it was designed and operates, it rather on this occasion, carried suspicious cargo suspected to be cocaine and cash in US dollars” the lawmaker stated.

Responding to the allegation, President John Dramani Mahama directed that security agencies will collaborate with Rev. John Ntim Fordjour for evidence over his alleged drug trafficking and money laundering press conference.

“Government takes all allegations seriously, and to ensure a thorough and transparent investigation, I have directed all relevant investigative agencies – including the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), the Police CID, the National Investigations Bureau (NIB), and the National Security Coordinator – to immediately and fully collaborate with the honourable member of parliament so he provides all necessary information to investigate the allegations and take all action necessary to expose any drug dealing”, President Mahama stated.

However, in the latest updates from the government, Mr. Kwakye Ofosu stated that the ranking member could not provide any evidence to the security agencies.

“I can report to you that because he knew he was peddling total falsehoods and lies, he now claims, after being invited to assist with investigations, that he was speaking on behalf of the committee that he was part of. And that the views he expressed were not his personal views. So, because of that he says he is unable to cooperate with the security agencies.

“I say that he was peddling falsehood because the facts as they exist vary completely from the claims that he made. When he made that claim, he was only seeking to peddle falsehoods in a bid to undermine the confidence that the people of Ghana have in this government”, he added.