Yendi MP Abdul-Fatawu Alhassan has accused NPP National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, of politicising recent drug-trafficking concerns as part of his campaign ahead of the party’s National Delegates Conference.
He claimed that Nana Boakye’s assertions about alleged clandestine laboratories operated by drug traffickers in Ghana were intended to attract public attention amid his bid to become the NPP’s First Vice Chairman.
Speaking on Wednesday, September 23, Abdul-Fatawu Alhassan urged Nana Boakye to focus on his campaign for the NPP position instead of using the ongoing drug-trafficking controversy to further his political ambitions.
“I see Nana B trying to use this issue as a springboard. In fact, my candid advice is he should go and do his campaign and not try to use this cheap means”, he said.
He said that if Nana Boakye genuinely had information about the existence of such facilities, the details should be reported to the relevant security and investigative authorities for appropriate action.
“We will not arrest him tomorrow, and then they will say, ‘Oh, Nana B has been arrested on this cocaine’, and then his popularity soars, and then he goes to win. He should go and campaign. In fact, if anything at all, if they will even invite him, they should invite him after the elections when obviously he would have lost his position”, he said.
His remarks came after Nana Boakye, at an NPP press conference on Tuesday, September 22, alleged that drug traffickers had set up laboratories in Ghana to process narcotics for export.
Nana Boakye further alleged that the facilities were operating under the government’s watch, linking them to recent drug seizures involving consignments traced to Ghana in France, Australia and South Africa.
He further alleged that certain government officials were assisting in the movement of narcotics out of Ghana, arguing that the recent seizures form part of a wider pattern that demands accountability.
The comments have intensified the political debate over recent drug-trafficking cases linked to Ghana, with Abdul-Fatawu Alhassan questioning the basis and timing of Nana Boakye’s allegations. He maintained that any credible information on alleged narcotics facilities should be directed to the appropriate authorities for investigation and action.
