Member of Parliament for Assin South, Reverend Ntim Fodjour, has slammed the president’s spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, for describing his claims about two aircraft suspected of involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering as false.
The lawmaker, in a statement, posited that the government is deliberately blocking accountability measures and failing to address critical national security concerns.
He also described false claims by the government spokesperson that he had refused an invitation by security agencies to provide evidence and had failed to do so.
Reverend Fordjour has therefore challenged Kwakye Ofosu to produce any such invitation, saying, Kwakye Ofosu lied when he claimed I’ve been invited by security agencies and failed to attend upon their invitation. No security or intelligence agency has ever invited me to assist them with any information. I dare Kwakye Ofosu to produce a copy of such an invitation.”
The MP stated that he remains open to collaborating with security agencies in Parliament to undertake President Mahama’s directive on the matter.
He was also quick to add that the directive itself might have been “mere rhetoric” if the government was not willing to engage in an open investigation.
The NPP MP further claimed his request to have Joint Security Briefing provide updates on their investigations was deliberately prevented by the government and the NDC Parliamentary Caucus.
“The NDC Parliamentary Caucus and the government BLOCKED the briefing and shielded the security and intelligence agencies from accountability. What are they hiding?”
Read his full response below
My attention has been drawn to a rather disingenuous and farfetched response from government by Kwakye Ofosu
- Kwakye Ofosu lied when he claimed I’ve been invited by security agencies and failed to attend upon their invitation. No security or intelligence agency has ever invited me to assist them with any information. I dare Kwakye Ofosu to produce a copy of such invitation. I’m still waiting on them to collaborate with me in Parliament to undertake President Mahama’s directive, if the directive was not mere rhetorics.
- When I wrote to call for Joint Security briefing which would have afforded the security and intelligence agencies the opportunity to collaborate with me and to share further information with them and receive their updates on investigations conducted into the specific cases, NDC Parliamentary Caucus and the government BLOCKED the briefing and shielded the security and intelligence agencies from accountability and denied them the opportunity to collaborate with me. What are they hiding?
- Whereas Kwakye Ofosu confirmed my claims of the entry and departure of the two suspicious flights as true, the reasons provided by Kwakye Ofosu in respect of their purpose of entry are incoherent, questionable and cannot be taken seriously.
- The government has since failed to provide responses to the status of the 12 containers filled with gold and currencies confiscated by the National Security on February 9.
- The government has also failed to provide responses on the status of investigations made into the high-profile cocaine busts totaling some $500 million ($350m and $150m).
In view of the above, and the disingenuous response from Government Spokesperson, they are bent on hiding information and evading accountability.
Our country cannot be allowed to be suddenly turned into a hub for cocaine and money laundering.
They must come again.