Security analyst Emmanuel Kutin has criticised former President John Dramani Mahama over how he issued a directive to security agencies following allegations made by the Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. Ntim Fordjour, concerning suspected illicit activities at Kotoka International Airport.
In a Facebook post dated April 1, 2025, President Mahama called on security agencies to collaborate with Rev. Fordjour to investigate claims that two aircraft had transported illicit drugs and laundered money into Ghana.
However, on April 9, operatives from the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) reportedly surrounded the MP’s residence at Spintex, Accra, in an attempt to arrest him.
This action was thwarted by Minority MPs and some executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who argued that the NIB failed to present a valid arrest warrant and did not follow proper legal procedures.
Appearing on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue with Selorm Adonoo on Saturday, April 12, Kutin questioned the appropriateness of the former President’s communication platform for such a serious directive.
“My other challenge as a security analyst is the medium the President used in giving the directive was quite problematic, giving the severity of the issue—a Facebook page—giving that it was even April 1,” he said.
“Some of us thought it was an April fool kind of thing. Because a week or two earlier, you remember his X account was hacked,” he added.
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