Former Deputy CEO of the National Youth Authority, Akosua Manu, has raised concerns about the credibility of President John Dramani Mahama’s directive to investigate allegations of drug trafficking and money laundering at Kotoka International Airport.
In an appearance on Channel One News, Mrs. Manu expressed doubts about the impartiality of the investigation, which was triggered by allegations made by Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member of the Defence Committee.
The Assin South MP had claimed that two aircraft, including an AirMed jet, might have been involved in illegal activities.
Manu further suggested that the investigation’s credibility had been compromised by Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu, who released what she described as “questionable” videos to justify the extended stay of the aircraft involved in the incident.
She argued that Kwakye Ofosu’s explanations were inconsistent with the known facts and therefore lacked credibility.
“The bottom line of this is, I don’t even trust the probe that the President is asking for. Because his spokesperson has already implicated the matter, not because we’ve seen parcels or anything as others are throwing in, but because the sequence of events shows there was a deliberate attempt to lie to the public,” Manu stated.
She accused the Government Spokesperson of lying about key details, saying, “He told barefaced lies. He lied about the maintenance part, he lied about the aircraft, he lied about the maintenance schedule, and the route. On what basis did he even have that information to put out there?”