Vice Chairperson of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament Peter Lanchene Toobu has urged the security agencies to request the release of his colleague, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for investigation.
This follows recent claims by the Assin South MP and Ranking Member of Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Interior, that two foreign aircraft, AirMed Flight N823AM and Cavok Air Antonov An-12B, transported cocaine into Ghana.
Mr Toobu dismissed the allegations as baseless and unsupported by any verifiable evidence.
In an exclusive interview with Helen Appiah-Ampofo on 3FM Sunrise, the Wa West legislator argued that necessary parliamentary steps must be taken to ensure the Assin South MP aid the security agencies in their investigation.
“If he (Rev Ntim Fordjour) is refusing invitations by the relevant security stakeholders, I will advise the (security agencies) to write to Speaker Bagbin to release him for questioning.”
Peter Lanchene Toobu, however, questioned why the ranking member refused to make his allegations known to the committee.
“Nobody is stopping Rev Ntim Fordjour from asking questions but why is he using the media instead of asking it at the committee level or the floor of Parliament?” The Wa West legislator quizzed.
The Vice Chairperson further states that “as a responsible lawmaker, I least expected him (Ntim Fordjour) to introduce excessive partisan politics into the matter just to score needless points,” he said.
The country has been on the edge following claims by the Minority MPs alleging that two aircraft suspected of transporting cocaine and cash used Ghana as a transit point for organized crime.
Even before National Security and other relevant agencies officially conclude investigations ordered by President John Mahama, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications has dismissed the claims made by Assin South MP, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, regarding alleged drug trafficking and money laundering involving the two aircraft.
