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The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has made allegations against legal practitioner and journalist, Samson Lardy Anyenini.
He claims that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) paid Anyenini $50,000 to downplay the ongoing cocaine plane saga and publicly discredit the Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev John Ntim Fordjour.
Speaking during an interview on Wontumi TV on April 7, 2025, Abronye accused the journalist of colluding with unnamed NDC members to undermine Rev Fordjour’s credibility during a recent appearance on JoyNews’ Newsfile programme.
“Samson Anyenini was given $50,000 to disgrace Ntim Fordjour. He was tasked with calling Ntim Fordjour onto the show and doing everything possible to discredit him and water down the cocaine saga.
“He even prepared messages with the NDC members who gave him the money and read those messages on air,” Abronye alleged.
The accusation follows a dramatic incident on April 6, 2025, when Rev Ntim Fordjour walked out of a live Newsfile interview, citing unprofessional conduct by the host. In a strongly worded post on X (formerly Twitter), the MP accused Anyenini of reading fabricated messages on air in an attempt to smear his image.
“Samson Anyenini, your producer has denied sending you those fabricated messages. So, inform Ghanaians where you manufactured those smear messages you derogatorily read on your show,” Fordjour posted.
“Where lies professionalism and ethics in journalism? None of the messages you read could be found in your message feed.”
The Member of Parliament had earlier, on April 1, 2025, made startling claims at a press conference that two aircraft, a private jet and an air ambulance, may have been used for drug trafficking or money laundering. He specifically cited Air MED flight L823 AM, which landed in Ghana on March 20 and remained in the country for five days without transporting any patient, as suspicious.
These claims prompted swift action from President John Dramani Mahama, who ordered all national security agencies to fully cooperate with Rev. Fordjour in the investigation. The President reiterated Ghana’s zero-tolerance policy for drug trafficking and called for immediate action to uncover any criminal activity linked to the flights.
As part of the ongoing fallout, reports suggest that the Director-General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority may have been dismissed over suspicions related to the incident, though no official confirmation has been made.
Chairman Kwame Baffoe Abronye for the first time responds to the defamation lawsuit filed by Joyce Bawah Mogtari. #akuvitv #foryouシ #GhanaNews pic.twitter.com/3YjJrwOatX
— Akuvitv (@AkuviDaniel1) April 7, 2025
