The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has cautioned media houses and individuals against any intentional or mischievous publication on Rev. John Ntim Fordjour’s false allegations and related matters that seek to bring the image of the company, its managing director, or the government into disrepute regarding the two (2) aircraft.
GACL, in a statement on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, rejected allegations that its officials provided false information to Rev. Ntim Fordjour regarding drug trafficking claims linked to two aircraft that landed at Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
“The Ghana Airports Company Limited hereby serves notice that it will pursue legal redress against any entity engaged in publishing or promoting falsehoods intended to tarnish the reputation of the company, its leadership, or the government,” the statement noted.
The company clarified that landing permits for aircraft entering Ghana are issued by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in conjunction with National Security, not GACL.
It also stated that security checks are conducted by Aviation Security and National Security, with ground handling services provided by Swissport.
GACL said its Managing Director, Mrs. Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, has no connection with Rev. Ntim Fordjour, stating she “does not know, has never met, nor spoken to” him.
The Ghana Airports Company Limited urged “discerning Ghanaians” to “disregard these fictitious and malicious allegations and publications and treat them with the contempt they deserve.”
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, a pastor at Victory Bible Church and lawmaker for Assin South, made unsubstantiated claims that aircraft carrying illicit substances landed at Kotoka International Airport.
Addressing a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Ntim Fordjour called for transparency from National Security over two suspicious flights that landed at the Kotoka International Airport in March, carrying cargo suspected to be cocaine and cash.
According to him, reliable intelligence indicates the two flights, AirMed flight N823AM and Cavok Air private jet, Antonov An-12B, transported suspicious cargo from Gran Canaria, an island known for its notoriety in drug trafficking and money laundering.
“We are reliably informed that contrary to the expectation that the AirMed flight would carry patients, the purpose for which it was designed and operates, it rather on this occasion, carried suspicious cargo suspected to be cocaine and cash in US dollars,” Ntim Fordjour stated.
John Ntim Fordjour called on National Security to make full disclosure of the content of the cargo carried by the two aircrafts, consistent with the principle of transparency in the fight against drug trafficking and money laundering.
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