Barely three months after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) took over from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the minority in parliament has expressed worry over what it perceives to be an increase in drug trafficking and money laundering cases in the nation.
They say that almost two months after a raid on 12 gold and cash containers at Sapeiman in Accra, the National Security has not updated the public on the progress of investigations to identify the offenders and the precise amount of gold and money recovered during the operation.
The caucus has also called for accountability for cash and suspected cocaine that were brought into the nation by two dubious planes that touched down at Kotoka International Airport in March 2025.
Speaking to reporters, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, asked the government to be open and honest in its efforts to combat money laundering and drug trafficking.
“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.