The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Henry Kofi Wampah,  has maintained his resolve to stay in office and that he will not resign over his British son-in-law’s alleged involvement in the drug trade.

British fugitive David McDermott, has been married to Dr. Henry Wampah's step-daughter, Ramona Wampah for three years, but was arrested in Ghana at his home in Burma Hills on March 11, 2016.

But the Governor responding to the calls for him to step down at a meeting to announce the new Monetary Policy rate said,

“My son in law is my son in law; it has nothing to do with me being Governor of the Central Bank. I have made a statement on that and that should be enough for you. My term will end this year and I will let you know when am going so thank you.”

According to UK officials, David McDermott, who has been working in Ghana’s mining industry, had been on the run for the past three years, for attempting to import cocaine into the UK.