Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has lambasted the Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, for allegedly spreading falsehoods regarding suspicious aircraft at Kotoka International Airport.
Fordjour had claimed that two aircraft, AirMed Flight N823AM and Cavok Air Antonov An-12B, were suspected of transporting cocaine and cash into the country, prompting President John Dramani Mahama to order a probe into the matter.
Kwakye Ofosu’s remarks came after Fordjour was invited to assist with investigations, only to distance himself from his earlier statements.
According to Ofosu, Fordjour now claims that his views were not personal but rather those of a committee he represented.
“I can report to you that because he knew he was peddling total falsehoods and lies, he now claims after being invited to assist with investigations that he was speaking on behalf of the committee that he was part of and that the views he expressed were not his personal views, so because of that he says he is unable to cooperate with the security agencies,” Ofosu stated.
Ofosu further criticized Fordjour’s actions, asserting that his claims were baseless and aimed at undermining public confidence in the government.
“I say that he was peddling falsehood because the fact as they exist vary completely from the claims that he made. When he made that claim, he was only seeking to peddle falsehood in a bid to undermine the confidence that the people of Ghana have in this government,” he added.
