The Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu Felix Kwakye Ofosu has dismissed fresh allegations of drug trafficking linked to recent aircraft landings at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), insisting that the incidents were technical and logistical in nature.
His comments come in response to the renewed claims by Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, who maintains that the aircraft in question were involved in transporting narcotics and cash.
In a series of Facebook posts on Sunday, April 6, Mr Kwakye Ofosu offered detailed explanations and visual evidence to counter the claims.
According to him, an Air Med aircraft that recently landed at KIA had suffered damage to its landing gear tyres, necessitating repairs that extended its stay at the airport.
“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 five days. Don’t let anyone lie to you,” he wrote.
He also addressed suspicions surrounding a Cavok cargo flight, providing video footage showing a security inspection upon arrival at KIA.
“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,” he stated. “Don’t let anyone lie to you and shift the goal post when pressed for evidence.”
Mr Kwakye Ofosu urged the public to disregard what he described as deliberate misinformation and stressed the government’s commitment to transparency in matters involving national security and airport operations.
The clarification is the latest in a series of rebuttals from government officials following opposition calls for investigations into suspicious aircraft activity at Ghana’s main airport.
Source: Graphic Online
