The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will convene at its headquarters on Monday, April 7, to focus on the growing unease over alleged drug trafficking incidents in Ghana.

While speculation had circulated that the meeting would center on former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo and possible disciplinary actions against her, the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, has set the record straight.

In an interview on Channel One Newsroom on Sunday, April 6, Frimpong addressed the issue directly: “[Monday] there will be a meeting at the NPP headquarters, but I am going to disappoint you—it is not going to be a discussion on whether or not Honourable Adwoa Safo is going to appear before a disciplinary committee or not.

“However, what the party is going to discuss is the running issue with respect to the alleged drug trafficking in our country, which the rank and file of our party have expressed its disappointment and the worrying behaviour of this government.”

Frimpong didn’t hold back in his criticism of the government’s handling of the controversy. He called out what he described as efforts to downplay or obscure key facts.

“The several mind-boggling questions that we are expecting the government to explain to the people of Ghana and also the inconsistencies in its attempt to sweep under the carpet several issues that concern or surround the alleged drug trafficking in our airport,” he said.

According to the NPP, the aim of the meeting is to develop a coordinated response to the issue and urge the government to be more forthcoming in addressing public concerns.