The Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, reprimanded the Member of Parliament for Assin South and Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, at his residence on April 9, 2025.
Afenyo-Markin, who led a delegation of New Patriotic Party (NPP) leaders and MPs to show support for Rev Fordjour, was at the residence when officers from the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) surrounded the building in an attempt to arrest the lawmaker over recent controversies surrounding an alleged cocaine-smuggling aircraft.
While the NPP delegation was present, Rev Fordjour was captured jubilating in front of media cameras, chanting “No intimidation” along with his supporters.
A visibly displeased Afenyo-Markin, who appeared to have warned him earlier, pulled him aside and scolded him in the Fante language.
“What is wrong with you? Abaadze nti na wasua yɛ dzen dɛm?” (Why are you so stubborn?)
According to reports, the NIB officers arrived at the residence of Rev Fordjour in an attempt to arrest him. Although the precise reason for the attempted arrest remains unclear, it is believed to be linked to recent allegations made by the MP involving drug trafficking and money laundering.
Sources say the NIB operatives left the scene after several high-ranking NPP members, including MPs and national executives, arrived and resisted the arrest.
Speaking on behalf of the NPP leadership at the scene, Afenyo-Markin disclosed that about 20 NIB operatives had surrounded the house but later withdrew.
“We will not allow any of our members to be intimidated or harassed by the John Dramani Mahama government,” he declared, emphasizing that the NPP caucus—dubbed “The Mighty Minority” fully supports Rev Fordjour.
The attempted arrest came just days after Rev. Ntim Fordjour alleged at a press conference on April 1, 2025, that two aircraft, one a private jet and the other an air ambulance, may have been involved in drug trafficking or money laundering.
He claimed that one of the aircraft, Air MED flight L823 AM, landed in Ghana on March 20 and remained at Kotoka International Airport for five days without any record of transporting a patient.
In response to these claims, President John Dramani Mahama directed all national security agencies to collaborate fully with the Assin South MP to investigate the matter.
“Ghana has a zero-tolerance policy for drug trafficking, and we will not allow the country to be used as a transit point or final destination for illicit drugs,” the President stated.
He instructed all relevant agencies to work with Rev Ntim Fordjour to uncover the truth behind the two suspicious flights allegedly linked to narcotic trafficking.
AM/KA
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