KEY POINTS
- She urges politicians to prioritize Ghana’s dignity over party lines.
- Adu-Amankwah condemns MPs’ unverified claims about suspicious flights.
- She calls for MPs to address concerns with authorities, not the public.
Executive Secretary of the National Interest Movement, Susan Adu-Amankwah, criticized reckless grandstanding by politicians. She condemned unverified allegations that could damage Ghana’s global reputation.
Adu-Amankwah specifically targeted Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence Committee. He recently made sensational claims about suspicious aircraft landing in Ghana but failed to provide evidence.
“What was he talking about?” she asked. “Because we reasonably think he had gone further to mention cocaine and money. That makes all of us think there must be something more to it.”
Adu-Amankwah questions the MP’s handling of the matter
According to MyJoyNews, Adu-Amankwah questioned how the MP handled the situation, suggesting that someone in such a privileged position should have engaged authorities quietly. “He’s no ordinary citizen of Ghana.
That’s why we pay them all that money,” she said. “If he had those suspicions, he could have gone to the head of NIB or BNI. If I don’t hear from you by a certain time, I’ll go public.”
She expressed disappointment that the approach seemed performative rather than patriotic. “We expect that you have more than just hopping from station to station and grandstanding,” she added.
Adu-Amankwah stresses national interest over partisanship
Adu-Amankwah emphasized the need to separate partisanship from national interest, particularly regarding Ghana’s global image. “When we go out there, it doesn’t matter whether you are NDC or NPP… you are Ghanaian,” she said.
She warned that political actions often affect all citizens, regardless of their political affiliations. “They don’t profile us according to our political parties. They profile us according to our color, according to the country, Ghana.”
Adu-Amankwah called for a sober, non-partisan approach to drug enforcement and national security, especially with Ghana’s history of drug-related issues.
