The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on President John Dramani Mahama to remove the heads of four key security and transport institutions following a series of major cocaine seizures linked to Ghana.
The party wants the leadership of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and National Security dismissed, arguing that the repeated incidents raise serious questions about the country’s ability to prevent drug trafficking through its borders.
Addressing a press conference at the NPP headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, the party’s Second National Vice Chairman, Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, accused the government of allowing Ghana to become what he described as a “cocaine coast”.
He cited at least 14 major cocaine and drug seizures between March 2025 and October 2026, with an estimated street value ranging from US$1.3 billion to US$1.7 billion.
According to the NPP, seven of the seizures occurred within Ghanaian territory, involving approximately 3.6 tonnes of drugs. More than 12 tonnes reportedly linked to Ghana were also intercepted in foreign countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Lebanon.
The party particularly raised concerns about the latest incident on October 31, 2026, when Lebanese authorities arrested a Syrian national who had arrived from Accra with 46.7 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in two suitcases.
Nana B questioned NACOC’s account that the seizure was part of a controlled delivery, pointing to what he described as inconsistencies in the official explanations and the absence of joint confirmation from Lebanese authorities.
He argued that the quantity and alleged sophistication of the concealment raised concerns about the possible involvement of organised trafficking networks.
“A single passenger walked through Accra with nearly 47 kilograms of cocaine, packed by professionals and fitted with tracking devices. That is not the work of a lone courier. It is the signature of an organised cartel that is confident in its route through Ghana,” he said.
The NPP is demanding a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry into all cocaine seizures linked to Ghana since January 2025.
It also wants the government to publish the roadmap for the inter-agency task force reportedly promised after the Dunkirk seizure.
In addition, the party is calling for the disclosure of the names and charges of anyone arrested in connection with the Beirut incident, as well as the arrest of officials alleged to have accepted bribes at Accra International Airport.
Nana B criticised the continued presence of the heads of the institutions under scrutiny, arguing that the scale of the reported seizures required decisive action from the government.
“Fourteen busts. Billions of dollars in cocaine. Ghana’s name in the headlines from Amsterdam to Beirut. And yet every appointee remains at post, untouched and unbothered,” he stated.
He further accused the government of failing to respond adequately to the situation.
“This government appears perfectly comfortable with Ghana’s new reputation as a COCAINE COAST,” he said.
The NPP vice chairman insisted that the government could not continue to ignore the concerns raised by the reported incidents.
“Inaction on this scale is not incompetence. It is complicity,” he declared, urging the authorities to act before another international drug seizure further damages Ghana’s reputation.
The party’s demands come amid concerns over the reported number of cocaine interceptions involving Ghana. However, the allegations against public officials and the institutions named by the NPP have not, in the material provided, been established as findings of an independent investigation.
