Minority files motion to review Bagbin’s ruling on proposed drug trafficking probe
The Parliamentary Minority has filed a motion to review a ruling by Speaker Alban Bagbin. The Speaker had previously declared an inquiry into drug trafficking through Ghana inadmissible. He cited concerns that the probe could prejudice criminal proceedings involving about 21 people across four cases. The original request sought a bipartisan inquiry into major narcotics seizures. First Deputy Minority Whip Habib Iddrisu filed the current motion under Standing Order 127.
The Minority in Parliament has filed a motion seeking a review of Speaker Alban Bagbin's ruling that declared inadmissible its proposed parliamentary inquiry into drug trafficking through Ghana. On September 29, 2026, Speaker Alban Bagbin ruled the Minority's proposed inquiry inadmissible, citing the risk that it could prejudice ongoing criminal proceedings involving approximately 21 persons in four separate narcotics-related cases. The ruling followed the Minority's attempt to secure a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry into major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana. The motion, filed by First Deputy Minority Whip and Tolon MP Habib Iddrisu, invokes Standing Order 127 of Parliament's Standing Orders.