The New Patriotic Party is calling for the removal of heads of several state institutions following a string of major narcotics seizures involving Ghana.
The party says recent cases of suspected cocaine trafficking point to gaps within the country’s systems for detecting and stopping illicit drugs from passing through key entry points.
At a press conference on Tuesday, September 22, NPP National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye demanded changes at institutions responsible for Ghana’s ports, maritime operations, drug control, intelligence and border security.
Among those the party wants removed are the heads of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Ghana Maritime Authority, Ghana Shippers’ Authority and the Narcotics Control Commission.
The NPP is also seeking changes at the National Security Secretariat, National Intelligence Bureau, Ghana Airports Company Limited, the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority and the Ghana Police Service.
The party referenced several narcotics interceptions, including the seizure of more than 3.3 tonnes of suspected cocaine at Pedu Junction in March 2025, 866 parcels of suspected cocaine at Tema Harbour in August 2026 and another consignment weighing nearly 3.9 tonnes intercepted at France’s Port of Dunkirk in September.
According to the NPP, the seizures raise questions about how large quantities of narcotics are able to move through Ghana’s ports and other strategic points before being detected.
The party also questioned the continued engagement of an official at the Tema Port who, it claims, has reached retirement age.
Mr Boakye said the circumstances surrounding the recent cases require a broader investigation into Ghana’s drug-control and security architecture.
The NPP is therefore calling on Parliament to reconvene and establish a bipartisan committee to investigate the reported seizures.
The proposed committee, the party says, should examine how the consignments entered and moved through Ghana, identify possible institutional failures and determine whether existing systems are strong enough to prevent similar incidents.
