Ghana's main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for the immediate dismissal of the heads of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), the
Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for the immediate dismissal of the heads of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), the Ghana Airports Company Limited, the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and National Security.
The party says a run of drug seizures tied to the country shows a serious failure of oversight at the nation’s entry and exit points.
The party’s Second National Vice Chairman, Henry Nana Boakye, made the demand at a press conference in Accra on 4 November 2026.
He said the NPP had recorded at least 14 major drug seizures linked to Ghana between March 2025 and October 2026. He also urged the Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, to resign.
Seizures cited by the party
Among the cases the NPP pointed to was an interception of about 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at the French port of Dunkirk in September 2026. The party also cited the arrest of a Syrian national in Beirut on 31 October 2026, after he arrived on a flight from Accra. Authorities reportedly found 46.7kg of cocaine on him.
In the NPP’s view, the frequency and scale of these cases show that those leading the agencies responsible for the country’s airports, seaports, drug control and national security can no longer be trusted to protect the country from becoming a transit route for narcotics.
Calls for an inquiry and a published roadmap
Beyond the sackings and the minister’s resignation, the party demanded a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry into the seizures. It also asked the government to publish, within seven days, the roadmap that a task force was asked to prepare. President John Mahama requested that roadmap at an emergency security meeting on 17 September 2026.
Government side responds
Reacting to the demands, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy Director of Elections, Tanko Rashid-Computer, rejected them. He said investigators were already working to trace the financiers behind the trafficking networks.
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