Broadcaster KSM has questioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its MP, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, about their claimed intelligence on a cocaine manufacturing hub in Ghana. On his September 25, 2026 broadcast, KSM asked why the NPP had not handed over the intelligence to Ghana's security agencies. He expressed concern that the intelligence had not been shared with the relevant authorities, such as the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) and National Security.
KSM's questions come after Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah reaffirmed the NPP's assertion that cocaine is being manufactured in Ghana, not just trafficked through the country. However, when pressed for the location, the MP declined to disclose it publicly. He also refused to state whether the intelligence had been shared with Ghana's security agencies. This has raised concerns about the NPP's motives for withholding the information.
The MP's comments built on an earlier claim by NPP National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye, known as Nana B, who told a press conference on September 22, 2026, that a cocaine manufacturing plant existed in Ghana. The claims have not surfaced in isolation, as they followed the Economic and Organised Crime Office's (EOCO) attempted arrest of Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah. Nana B has publicly described the botched arrest as a cover-up engineered to distract from the cocaine scandal.
The dispute is unfolding against a backdrop of heightened concern over drug trafficking through Ghana's main gateways. NACOC has stepped up sniffer-dog patrols at Kotoka International Airport amid fears of staff complicity in smuggling networks. The situation has raised concerns among ordinary Ghanaians, who see an unaddressed cocaine manufacturing hub as a serious internal security threat.
The stakes go beyond party point-scoring, as unverified political claims about a cocaine manufacturing hub risk undermining public confidence in both the NPP's allegations and the state's own anti-narcotics agencies. NACOC, the Narcotics Control Commission, is responsible for investigating and combating drug trafficking in Ghana. EOCO, the Economic and Organised Crime Office, investigates financial and organised crime.
Neither agency has confirmed receiving intelligence from the NPP about an alleged cocaine manufacturing site. KSM has argued that if the claim is genuine and backed by credible evidence, the party should be willing to lead National Security and NACOC directly to the alleged site so it can be shut down. He questioned the sensibility of withholding such intelligence from the relevant authorities.
No timeline has been given for whether the NPP will disclose the alleged hub's location or share its intelligence with security agencies. Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has not stated whether or when such information might be handed over, leaving KSM's central question — why sit on it? — unanswered for now. The issue remains a contentious one, with implications for Ghana's internal security and public trust in the state's institutions.
Key points
- KSM challenges NPP MP over unshared intelligence on cocaine manufacturing hub
- NPP's claims of cocaine manufacturing hub raise concerns over internal security
- Dispute highlights need for transparency and cooperation between political parties and security agencies
