Ghana: Speaker Rejects Motion for Probe Into Narcotics Cases · Minority Describes Ruling As Parliamentary Oversight

The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has dismissed a private members’ motion seeking a parliamentary inquiry into recent narcotics-related cases recorded in the country.

The motion, sponsored by the First Deputy Minority Whip and Member of Parliament for Tolon, Mr Habib Iddrisu, sought the establishment of a committee to conduct a transparent and bipartisan investigation into the cases and report its findings to Parliament.

The motion was submitted to the Clerk to…