Cocaine Plane Saga: ‘You’re an embarrassment’ – Sammy Gyamfi clashes with Rev Ntim Fordjour

The heated exchange followed Fordjour’s allegations of money laundering and cocaine smuggling involving two aircraft at Kotoka International Airport.

Speaking on JoyNews’ NewsFile on Saturday, Sammy Gyamfi, accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP of lying to Ghanaians with his allegations.

He said that Rev Ntim Fordjour claimed he had “credible intelligence” of the smuggling of the illicit drugs into the country, but he has not been able to provide any evidence for his claim.

Rev Ntim Fordjour, a former Deputy Minister of Education under the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government, refuted Sammy Gyamfi’s assertion that he (Fordjour) said he had “credible intelligence”, saying, “But the press release is right before you. You are reading from somewhere else.”

The PMMC managing director was not happy that Rev Ntim Fordjour was heckling his submission.

He slammed him, saying, “Being a nuisance. Your constituents are watching you, you are disgracing yourself. Stop being a nuisance. It is not your time to speak.”

The former deputy education minister retorted, “I take exception to that derogatory remark. I can imagine your discomfort. Who are you covering, the cocaine and the money laundering? Who are you covering? I can imagine your discomfort.”

Sammy Gyamfi then challenged Rev Ntim Fordjour to present the evidence he says he had on the money laundering and the smuggling of the cocaine.

“You have stated that you have intelligence, now you are here… If you are a law-abiding citizen, you care about Ghana, you love Ghana… at least you would have shared that intelligence with the people of Ghana.

“And you see the impudence. He has the temerity to dictate to government who should speak for government. He says that the official spokesperson of government cannot speak to this matter because he lied. Who then should speak on this matter?

“What has Felix said which you have proven to be a lie? Here he’s giving you the numbers of all the aircraft. The date they arrived. He told you that they had landing permits. He told you what they were carrying. He told you the number of days they had to stay at the Kotoka International Airport,” he said.

But the former deputy minister did not backtrack on his claim, insisting, “Check the manifest, check the itinerary.”

Sammy Gyamfi then went on to recall when he was arrested for allegedly publicising fake news, adding that he will ensure that Rev Ntim Fordjour is arrested to substantiate his claims.

“I went to the CID. They asked me. I provided the evidence, and the matter ended. You are here. You’ve made spurious claims. You are talking about intelligence in your possession to the effect that certain aircraft were smuggling illicit substances. You don’t have any evidence.

“You have no conscience, you have no shame, you are an embarrassment to your party, you are an embarrassment to your constituency and it is only in a country like Ghana that you will be entertained. I’m saying that if he doesn’t honour the invitation, he can hide behind his parliamentary privileges, he lie bad because he will be arrested. Some of us will insist that he is arrested.”

Rev Ntim Fordjour called Sammy Gyamfi’s bluff, saying, “I dare you to call them to come and arrest me right here. Sammy, I dare you to come and arrest me. Cover drug dealers.”

Background:

The MP for Assin South and 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, Air MED flight L823 AM, landed in Ghana on March 20 and stayed for five days without any record of transporting a patient.

These allegations led President John 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.”

President Mahama also directed all security agencies to work with Rev Ntim Fordjour to investigate the drug trafficking and money laundering claims involving the two suspicious flights at Kotoka International Airport (KIA).

He emphasised that Ghana has a zero-tolerance policy for drug trafficking and will not allow the country to be used as a transit or final destination for illicit drugs.

As a result, all security agencies must act urgently to address the issue.

Watch the clash in the video below:

Ntim Fordjour spread falsehood and must be dealt with.- Sammy Gyamfi pic.twitter.com/0JMJfg02NY

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