‘They should shut up!’ – NDC fires back at NPP over narcotics record
The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has pushed back against demands by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the removal of officials overseeing Ghana’s anti-narcotics efforts, arguing that the opposition lacks the credibility to make such calls.
The exchange follows recent high-profile drug interceptions across the country, which have triggered a political debate over accountability within agencies responsible for combating narcotics trafficking.
Speaking on TV3’s Ghana Tonight, NDC Deputy Director of Elections and IT, Rashid Tanko Computer, accused the NPP of applying double standards, insisting the party did not advocate similar actions during major drug-related controversies under its own administrations.
“The NPP should be ignored completely. They don’t have a better history when it comes to managing narcotics in the country,” he said.
Tanko Computer pointed to past cases that drew national attention, including the MV Benjamin cocaine investigation and the conviction of former Nkoranza North MP Eric Amoateng in the United States on drug trafficking charges. He argued that the NPP did not demand the dismissal of security or anti-narcotics officials during those periods.
“You remember the issue of MV Benjamin, the cocaine saga that came from Ada port, that huge consignment of cocaine that was busted under their regime and they even formed a committee to investigate it led by the then Chief Justice, it turned to be ‘kokonte‘ (cassava flour) in police headquarters, unprecedented in the history of Ghana,” he said.
The NDC official’s comments were in response to recent criticism from the NPP, which has called for action against officials within the country’s drug interdiction system following a series of cocaine and narcotics seizures.
Tanko Computer maintained that the focus should remain on supporting investigations and prosecuting offenders rather than turning the matter into a political contest.
“When Eric Amoateng, an NPP sitting Member of Parliament for Nkoranza North was busted with drugs, did they call for the removal of their institutional heads? At that time, they were in office, did they call it?
“That’s why I’m saying that they should shut up! They have no better history when it comes to these things and we are not going to learn anything from them,” he added.
The debate comes as security agencies continue investigations into several recent narcotics interceptions, including cases in Accra, Wa and Tema Port.
Source: 3News
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