The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, John Ntim Fordjour, has expressed serious concern over what he says “is the sharp decline in Ghana’s peace and security under President John Dramani Mahama’s administration.”
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Mr Ntim Fordjour accused the President of prioritising political crackdowns on opponents, while neglecting urgent security challenges facing the nation.
“Mr President, Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces and Chairman of the National Security Council, for what it is worth, the deterioration of Ghana’s peace, safety and security under your watch, in less than a year, must rather be your utmost concern rather than going hard after your political opponents.
Stop killing ants with a sledgehammer and fix our security,” he wrote on X.
He added that the increased use of state security agencies to clamp down on opposition activists at the least infraction is a “misplaced priority.”
Citing global peace rankings, Mr Fordjour said Ghana had fallen from being the 2nd most peaceful country in Africa and 38th in the world in 2021 to 7th in Africa and 61st globally in 2025.
He pointed to the escalation of several violent conflicts across the country, including:
The Bawku conflict, The Gbinyiri clashes in the Bole-Sawla area, which have claimed more than 31 lives, left several missing and displaced over 48,000 people (with 13,000 fleeing as refugees to Côte d’Ivoire).
He also mentioned the Nkwanta conflict, a series of mysterious killings and deadly festival clashes and election-related violence in Ablekuma North.
“These are the notable achievements of your less than one-year regime,” the lawmaker charged. He urged the President to urgently restore Ghana to the level of safety and peace that existed before his assumption of office on January 7, 2025.
