$350m, $150m cocaine busts: Stop the needless arrests and update Ghanaians on these issues, – Tonto tells govt

A member of the Communications team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP\0 Kofi Tonto has told the government to update Ghanaians on the arrest of $350 million and $150 million cocaine busts.

He says Ghanaians expect updates on these issues, not the arrest of the person who blow the whistle.

He was reacting to the incident where National Intelligence Bureau  (NIB) officials stormed the home of Assin South lawmaker John Ntim Fordjour over the aircraft with drugs comment.

“$350 million cocaine bust. $150 million cocaine bust. Both in one month. Update the country on these critical issues and stop the useless and needless arrests of innocent people. Intolerant Government!” he wrote on Facebook.

Earlier, the National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Henry Nana Boakye,  accused National Intelligence Bureau officials of storming the home of Ntim Fordjour to arrest him without showing an arrest warrant.

Nana B told journalists who visited the home of the lawmaker that they will not succumb to state-sponsored arrest of the lawmaker.

“We won’t kowtow to any state-sponsored arrest,” he said.

Nana B also asked why the NIB officials did not go through the Speaker of Parliament before storming the home of the lawmaker.

“When they wanted to Arrest A Plus and Mustapha Yussif, didn’t they go through the Speaker of Parliament? Why are they not doing so now? He asked.

NIB  officials on April 9, engaged in a standoff with the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev Ntim Fordjour in an attempt to effect his arrest.

According to Government Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the standoff erupted because Rev Fordjour refused to cooperate.

“NIB officials are currently at Ntim Fordjour’s residence. They have arrest warrant. He is refusing to cooperate. They have given him time to cooperate, failing which they will act,” he said.

Earlier, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Koduah Frimpong posted on his Facebook page that, “N.I.B currently at Hon. Ntim Fordjour’s house to arrest him. #SAY NO TO STATE INTIMIDATION.”

 

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