Audio By Carbonatix
Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour says he is not intimidated by the government’s attempt to arrest him over his comment on the two suspicious AIRMED aircraft which landed in Ghana some weeks ago.
Rev Ntim Fordjour, who is also the Ranking Member on the Defense and Interior Committee in Parliament at a minority press conference on April 1, 2025, alleged that the two aircrafts, which recently landed in the country, might be involved in money laundering and illicit drug trafficking, asking government to investigate the matter.
An attempted arrest by operatives from the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) and police officers at his home on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, was botched by the efforts of the minority Caucus and leadership of the NPP.
Commenting on the matter for the first time in an interview on Top Story on Joy FM, the MP said he is unfazed by the events of the past few days.
“This is our most sacred duty. It is our constitutional mandate and so we have to discharge it most conscientiously at all times in all boldness without fear of any state attack that is not warranted. So we’ll continue to discharge our duties.” He said
When asked whether he is intimidated, he responded, “Not at all. Why should I be intimidated? I am not. I am doing my job. I am exercising my parliamentary oversight in a most sincere and circumspect way.”
Rev. Ntim Fordjour also revealed that he is yet to talk to them about whether the NIB has sent a letter to parliament seeking to interrogate him.
"That is a conversation we will have. But I’m saying that we’re still in the discharge of our duty. We are not afraid. Everyone has already had their opinion on the lawless manner in which armed thugs purportedly coming from the NIB had to invade my home without a warrant. But that is a conversation we will have another day,” he revealed.
It is still unclear whether Speaker Bagbin has received an official communication from the NIB to arrest and interrogate the Assin South MP over his comment.
The Speaker is yet to respond to the minority caucus’s petition to his office over the botched arrest.
Latest Stories
-
Daily Insight for CEOs: The CEO’s role in innovation management and new value creation
7 minutes -
2025 JoyBusiness Review: Gov’t should be celebrated for the small economic gains – Joe Jackson
8 minutes -
Ofori-Atta extradition handled with dispatch, says Kpebu, blames OSP for delays
12 minutes -
214,812 delegates to vote in NPP presidential primary
34 minutes -
Ofori-Atta has no intention of returning to Ghana to face charges – Martin Kpebu
57 minutes -
Australian PM announces crackdown on hate speech after Bondi shooting
1 hour -
Ghanaian President of ECOWAS Bank named among Africa’s 100 Transformational Leaders
1 hour -
Africa must build systems thinkers, not elite technocrats – Yaw Nsarkoh
2 hours -
Yaw Nsarkoh challenges AU, AfCFTA to rethink human capital and development orthodoxy
2 hours -
Joy FM Family Party in the Park lands blissfully in Aburi in just 8 days on Boxing Day
2 hours -
Minority cautions government on financing strategy for new Accra–Kumasi highway project
2 hours -
Foreign Minister Ablakwa confirms probe into death of 18-year-old Ghanaian student in Latvia
2 hours -
Thailand bombs near Cambodia’s Poipet border crossing
2 hours -
Foreign Affairs Ministry probes death of Ghanaian student in Latvia after family alleges foul play
2 hours -
Seasonal hype is a trap for impatient investors
2 hours
