According to GhanaWeb, Kwadwo Twum Boafo, a notable figure within the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed concern over what he views as a pattern by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to continually criticize the administration led by President John Dramani Mahama.
He accused the NPP of fabricating allegations and amplifying issues in a bid to associate the current government with corruption.
One of the incidents he pointed to was the controversy surrounding Airmed, which he said was being deliberately misrepresented by opposition figures in an attempt to discredit the Mahama-led administration.
Twum Boafo dismissed these efforts as baseless and politically motivated, stating that the administration has maintained a clean record since assuming office.
He called on the NPP to abandon smear tactics and instead contribute positively to national development through collaboration with the government.
He responded directly to claims made by Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, who had linked the current government to a cocaine-related case.
Twum Boafo criticized the lawmaker’s approach, describing it as an imitation of the methods used by MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who was known for exposing controversies under the previous Akufo-Addo administration.
He challenged Rev. Fordjour to present any credible evidence to the relevant security institutions if his allegations held weight.
He further accused the MP of hiding behind parliamentary privileges and political allies to avoid accountability.
“He wanted to turn himself into Okudzeto, but he can never be like Okudzeto. He doesn’t have any evidence; all he does is spread scandal. He is hiding under the armpit of Afenyo-Markin because he is afraid of being arrested. If you are a man worth your salt, when called by the security agencies, you go,” he added.
The controversy follows a statement made on April 1, 2025, in which Rev. Fordjour alleged that intelligence reports pointed to suspicious activity involving an air ambulance.
According to the Minority Caucus, two aircraft allegedly transported illicit substances and large sums of cash into the country between March 20 and 25, 2025, under questionable circumstances.