John Ntim Fordjour, MP for Assin South Constituency

A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Adentan Constituency, Kojo Adu Asare, has lashed out at the New Patriotic Party (NPP)on their recent outburst on President John Mahama and his government over pertinent issues and investigations ongoing in the country.

He said that the NDC will not sit for the NPP to portray them in a way that is not reflective of their character, although they are not saints.

He added that regardless, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has a better integrity than the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

“We are not the same, check the time when some NPP members were flying private jets around and ask if we do same. So, if those things they did are having effects on them, they should not bring it to us,“ he said.

The former MP made the comments on Good Morning Ghana on Metro TV, on Wednesday April 2, 2025, following the request by Rev John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member on the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior, seeking details on the outcomes on the drug trafficking and money laundering fight.

Adu Asare stated that the NPP enjoys sensationalism, but they should not try to equalise the two parties on issues of integrity.

He advised Rev Ntim Fordjour to respect God and his office as a reverend minister and speak the truth at all times to help instill the gospel in the youth.

Adu Asare called on the NPP and their cohorts to be patient with the NDC as they have been in power for just 3 months and are now in the process of fixing the mess they left to help recover the economy for development.

“We are clean people. In government for just 3 months, we have busted 350 million dollars cocaine a few days ago but we did not hear any of such a thing throughout their 8 years,” he said.

Earlier in Parliament on April 1, the Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, John Ntim Fordjour, addressing journalists, called on the government to make public, outcomes of efforts aimed at fighting drug trafficking and money laundering.

According to him, close to two months after an operation involving 12 containers of gold and cash at Sapeiman in Accra, the security agencies have not been able to brief the public on the status of investigations.

“We demand accountability from the National Security for the gold bars and cash retrieved and what they intend to do with it. The Minority Caucus, as responsible opposition as we are in absolute circumspection, has been patient and originally given two clear months for National Security to communicate the status of their investigation with the public,” he said.

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