Convener of the One Ghana Movement, Senyo Hosi
The Convener of the One Ghana Movement, Senyo Hosi, has shared his perspective on the allegation of cocaine smuggling and money laundering involving two planes at Kotoka International Airport, raised by the Member of Parliament for Assin South, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour.
In a write-up sighted by GhanaWeb, Senyo Hosi pointed out that the legislator received legitimate intelligence about a suspicious flight heading into Ghana due to his position, but he handled it incorrectly.
He said that Ntim Fordjour’s decision to immediately publicize the intelligence was wrong on multiple fronts.
He explained that the MP’s decision to make the intel public was not in the best interest of the country and could have also undermined an ongoing international investigation.
“There is no denying that Hon. Ntim Fordjour (The Priest) gained access to legitimate intelligence about the flight being tagged as suspicious. He is an officer of the state and earmarked as a recipient of whistleblower information under Section 3(1)(f) of the Whistleblower Act, ACT 720 (2006). No wrong here. However, knowing the sensitivity and incompleteness of the information, the decision to go public prematurely was wrong,” he wrote.
“The right to freedom of speech is a guaranteed and fundamental human right under Article 21 of the 1992 Constitution. That right, however, is not absolute. Article 12(2) subjects all fundamental human rights to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest. To be clear, and in relation to our subject matter, this clause places a limitation on the right to freedom of speech in so far as the exercise of that right will undermine the public interest,” he added.
He continued, “The public interest is not served by incomplete information that unjustifiably stains the image of our country as a drug and money laundering hub.”
Senyo Hosi argued that the correct approach would have been for the MP, in his capacity as Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, to summon the security authorities and inquire about the intelligence he had received.
“Imagine if, in this instance, the suspicious activity was part of an international enforcement agency-coordinated operation. Going public could have blown the operation and further damaged Ghana’s reputation for coordinating with international agencies. That would have been disastrous,” he said.
He also noted that when Ghana’s security authorities received the intelligence about the suspicious flight, they searched the planes and found no drugs or money onboard.
He suggested that the flight might have been flagged as suspicious due to the countries it had previously visited.
The Assin South MP, who is also the Minority’s Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee, claimed at a press conference on April 1, 2025, that two flights, an air ambulance and a private jet, might have been involved in drug trafficking or money laundering.
He alleged that one of the aircraft, AirMED Flight N823AM, landed in Ghana on March 20 and stayed for five days without any record of transporting a patient.
These allegations led President John Dramani Mahama to order security agencies 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.”
Read his write-up below:
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