Is This The Best Way To Arrest Ntim Fordjour? – Dr. Benjamin Otchere-Ankrah Queries Govt
Dr. Benjamin Otchere-Ankrah, a Governance Analyst and a lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, has condemned the Mahama government’s use of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to attempt to arrest the Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour.
Ntim Fordjour’s home was on Wednesday, April 9, besieged by armed men believed to be NIB operatives.
The security operatives invaded Ntim Fordjour’s private residence reportedly to arrest him.
The reason of the arrest has been linked to Ntim Fordjour’s exposé on two aircraft that landed at the Kotoka international Airport, Ghana, allegedly conveying cocaine and unsubstantiated amount of money.
The aircraft, AirMed Flight N823AM, an air ambulance, and a Cavok Air’s Antonov An-12B, a cargo plane, had arrived from Gran Canaria, Spain, and stayed at the airport for five days and 13 days respectively.
But the government has debunked the claims, stressing no aircraft that came to Ghana was used to smuggle cocaine.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister for Government Communications expounded that the AirMed aircraft landed due to damaged tyres on its landing gear.
“These pictures show engineers fixing damaged tyres on the landing gear of the Air Med Aircraft at the Kotoka International Airport. The damaged parts and engineers were brought in by a different aircraft, reason why it stayed here for three days. Don’t let anyone lie to you”, he stated.
On the Cavok flight, he said; “This is actual footage of the inspection of the Cavok flight by security officials at the Kotoka International Airport on arrival which shows it carried a cargo of oil drills and oil in jerrycans. Don’t let anyone lie to you and shift the goal post when pressed for evidence.”
Addressing the issue during Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” show, Dr. Otchere-Ankrah questioned why the NIB was used to arrest a sitting MP.
“Is it the best way to go and arrest him? If it wasn’t good yesterday, it isn’t good today. Is this the first time that someone has made an allegation in Ghana?”, he fumed.
To him, the government could have avoided this hullabaloo by ensuring the Police invited Ntim Forjour instead of escalating situation by involving the NIB.
“Let’s do it in a better way”, he remarked.
Source: Ghmessenger.com
