By Francis Kobena Tandoh
Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin on Tuesday rejected motion by the Minority seeking a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry into major narcotics consignments linked to Ghana.
The motion, filed by First Deputy Minority Whip and Tolon MP Habib Iddrisu, sought the establishment of an ad hoc committee to investigate how major narcotics consignments were processed, inspected, cleared and exported from Ghana.
Bagbin ruled that the proposed inquiry substantially overlapped with ongoing criminal investigations and court proceedings, and could prejudice matters before the courts.
The motion cited, among other cases, the seizure of about 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at France’s Port of Dunkirk on September 10, 2026, and a 320kg methamphetamine seizure in Australia in June 2026.
Bagbin, however, stressed that his ruling does not prevent Parliament from exercising its constitutional oversight over narcotics trafficking, port security, border controls and the performance of state institutions.
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has rejected the ruling, arguing that pending criminal proceedings should not prevent Parliament from examining broader institutional and systemic issues. Enditem
Source: Ghana Eye Report
