Rev. John Ntim Fordjour (L) and Felix Kwakye Ofosu
The spokesperson for President John Dramani Mahama, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, took shots at each other on social media on Saturday, April 5, 2025, over the former’s allegations of money laundering and the smuggling of cocaine into the country.
In a post shared on X, Kwakye Ofosu, who is also the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, took aim at Rev. Ntim Fordjour, describing him as “Osofo Moko” and a “clown.”
“Osofo Moko” is an Akan phrase used to describe undeserving men of God.
“Osofo Moko @NtimFordjour. What a clown!” the minister wrote.
In a swift response, Rev Ntim Fordjour, a former Deputy Minister of Education under the Akufo-Addo government, said that the presidential spokesperson had resorted to insults because he was on the wrong side of the issue.
He indicated that Kwakye Ofosu was acting this way because cocaine and money laundering activities under the current government had been exposed.
“When cocaine and money laundering activities are exposed and questioned, you expose your emotional connections to these transnational crimes, shield cocaine cartels and money launderers from prosecution, and resort to insults!
“My good friend @FelixKwakyeOfo1, I can appreciate your frustration!” the former deputy minister wrote.
Background:
The MP for Assin South and the Minority’s Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee claimed at a press conference on April 1, 2025, that two flights, an air ambulance and a private jet, might have been involved in drug trafficking or money laundering.
He alleged that one of the aircraft, Air MED flight L823 AM, landed in Ghana on March 20 and stayed for five days without any record of transporting a patient.
These allegations led President John Mahama to order security agencies to “immediately and fully collaborate with the honourable Member of Parliament so he provides all necessary information to investigate the allegations and take all action necessary to expose any drug dealing.”
President Mahama also directed all security agencies to work with Rev. Ntim Fordjour to investigate the drug trafficking and money laundering claims involving the two suspicious flights at Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
He emphasised that Ghana has a zero-tolerance policy for drug trafficking and will not allow the country to be used as a transit or final destination for illicit drugs.
As a result, all security agencies must act urgently to address the issue.
View their posts below:
Osofo Moko @NtimFordjour.
What a clown!
— Felix Kwakye Ofosu (@FelixKwakyeOfo1) April 5, 2025
When cocaine and money laundering activities are exposed and questioned, you expose your emotional connections to these transnational crimes, shield cocaine cartels and money launderers from prosecution and resort to insults!
My good friend @FelixKwakyeOfo1, I can appreciate… https://t.co/nMtH8ppcxq
— John Ntim Fordjour MP (@NtimFordjour) April 5, 2025
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