The Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee in Parliament, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has recounted the troubling incident at his residence after a failed operation by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB).
Agents from the NIB raided the residence of the Assin South MP and the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Interior and Defence Committee to carry out an arrest warrant.
The flawed arrest raised concerns over the MP’s allegations that two planes which had landed and departed from the country could have been linked to cocaine trafficking and money laundering.
Speaking on the JoyPrime’s Prime Morning Show on Wednesday, May 28, the former Deputy Minister of Education detailed the moment his young daughter asked him a difficult question amidst the chaos: “Daddy, what have you done?”
He stated that the early-morning operation, which sparked considerable public conversation, was an event he had anticipated mentally, considering his support for transparency and accountability in government.
“I wasn’t the least perturbed,” Rev Fordjour stated.
He added, “I knew very well, and I had prepared myself — because if you want to do the right thing and speak the truth, you must also be ready for the consequences. My second daughter, very young, asked me when they stormed the house, ‘Daddy, what have you done?’ And I told her, ‘Nothing. But when you want to say the truth, be ready, some of these things will happen.”
According to Rev Fordjour, his wife was visibly shaken and deeply concerned by the wave of negative commentary and public speculation that followed.
“She asked me, ‘Why are they calling you all these names?’” He recalled. “But she understands the nature of the job. She supports me in standing firm, in showing the boldness required to stand by the truth, because the truth is what is most important.”
Rev Fordjour further mentioned that he remains resolute in his conviction that integrity must come before comfort, particularly as a reverend minister and a public servant.
“Whatever someone feels you are doing that exposes their ills, I can’t sit down and watch. I have a duty, not just as a politician, but as a reverend minister,” he added.
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