The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has issued a stern warning to individuals and media organizations attempting to associate the company with recent drug trafficking allegations made by Reverend John Ntim Fordjour.

In a statement, GACL said it had taken notice of "media publications making false allegations concerning the involvement of Ghana Airports Company Limited officials in passing false information" to Rev. Fordjour, who had claimed two aircraft that recently landed at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) were involved in smuggling drugs and cash.

GACL emphasized that landing permits for all aircraft entering Ghana are not under its jurisdiction. "Landing permits of all aircraft entering Ghana are issued by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in conjunction with the National Security and not GACL," it clarified.

The company further indicated that security operations at KIA are conducted by Aviation Security together with National Security agencies, while Swissport, an independent service provider, handled the ground operations for the said aircraft.

"There was no evidence of any illegal substances on board both aircraft," GACL confirmed after the relevant checks were completed.

On claims that its Managing Director had personal dealings with Rev. Fordjour, GACL made it clear that "the Managing Director, Mrs. Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, does not know or has never met or spoken to Rev. Ntim Fordjour."

The company concluded with a warning that it "will not hesitate to seek legal redress against any media house, individual or any other entity" that continues to peddle what it described as baseless accusations.