Former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has criticised the MP for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, for his recent claims regarding suspicious flights—accusing him of blurring the lines between national security and partisan politics.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue on Saturday, April 12, 2025, the former Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee expressed deep concern about what he described as a worrying trend of politicising national security matters.
“I have wondered what a third-time MP want to achieve. As a ranking member of defence and interior, he acts as a shadow minister and that will give him the privilege to information. As members of parliament, people give us information and we are to pass it on. If it is not worked on, then you get to escalate it. So, I have wondered and asked myself why Ntim Fordjuor would use that route.”
Fuseini lamented the increasing culture of “excessive partisanship,” warning that it threatens the credibility of the country’s national security institutions.
“We have mixed partisanship with national security, and it appears to us now that everything is political. That is my worry,” he stressed.
He also cautioned against making public allegations without evidence, noting the potential fallout for stakeholders involved.
“If you make such allegations — and they are serious — and there is no evidence, those airlines will suffer reputational damage. If they want to clear their names, we would be held liable for that damage. And we have made it look like it is politics as usual.”
While acknowledging that suspicion is often inevitable in such situations, Fuseini emphasized the responsibility that comes with making public claims.
“I’ve said it — everyone has the right to suspect. But when you make those allegations public, you bear the full duty to produce evidence. You cannot just make those allegations and move on,” he said.
CNR