Parliament will reconvene today, Tuesday, September 29, for an emergency session triggered by a petition from the Minority Caucus following a string of cocaine busts linked to consignments originating from Ghana.
The special sitting was called after French authorities seized almost 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at the Port of Dunkirk from a container said to have left Ghana.
The incident has intensified focus on Ghana’s harbour operations, cargo screening processes and efforts to stop the country from being exploited as a corridor for narcotics.
First Deputy Minority Whip and Member of Parliament for Tolon, Habib Iddrisu, led the Minority in invoking Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution to compel the recall of the House.
The one-day emergency meeting is expected to provide an avenue for legislators to demand explanations from relevant state agencies regarding how the seizures occurred and what part Ghana played in the transit of the shipments.
MPs are set to probe the procedures used to process and authorize the container for export, identify which institutions were tasked with examining and tracking such cargo, and establish whether weaknesses existed within customs and national security structures.
The sitting also comes at a time of growing public demand for improved accountability and closer coordination among anti-narcotics agencies.
The Minority is further seeking clarity on other major drug interceptions connected to Ghana, as Parliament weighs the wider consequences of the developments for the country’s international image and internal security.
