Professor Charles Ofosu Marfo, a former President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana
Professor Charles Ofosu Marfo, a former President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has stated that the recent public utterances by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South, Rev Ntim Fordjour, appear to be strategically aimed at scoring future political points.
According to him, if the MP did not have political ambitions behind his comments, he would have focused his attention on pressing educational issues, especially given his past role in the education sector, rather than making allegations of government involvement in alleged cocaine smuggling.
Speaking in an interview on Oyerepa TV on April 10, 2025, Prof Ofosu Marfo dismissed claims that Rev Ntim Fordjour’s remarks had tainted Ghana’s international image.
He argued that the global community already has comprehensive insight into the country’s affairs.
“There is someone who promoted himself and is now Ghana’s Foreign Minister. I believe this young man (Rev Ntim) is treading the same path. Otherwise, as a former Deputy Minister of Education, I would have expected him to comment on the school feeding programme and other educational issues,” he said.
He added, “Whenever you raise such points, they argue that he is now on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior, but that does not mean he should ignore his educational background.”
Addressing concerns about Ghana’s reputation, Prof Ofosu Marfo stated, “People always say such allegations put our reputation at risk, but I tell them the international community already knows more about us than we know about ourselves. Whatever we are doing, they are already aware.”
This development follows allegations made by the MP during a press conference on April 1, 2025, where he claimed that two flights, an air ambulance and a private jet, may have been involved in drug trafficking or money laundering.
According to Rev Fordjour, one of the aircraft, Air MED flight L823 AM, landed in Ghana on March 20, 2025, and remained for five days without any documented medical patient on board, raising suspicions.
In response, President John Dramani Mahama directed all security agencies to “immediately and fully collaborate” with the MP to investigate the allegations. He emphasized that Ghana maintains a zero-tolerance policy on drug trafficking and would not allow the nation to become a conduit for illicit drugs.
The president also urged the agencies to take necessary action to uncover any drug-related operations linked to the flights and to ensure full transparency in the investigations.
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