The Minority in Parliament broke into chants and displayed placards in protest after Speaker Alban Bagbin dismissed a Private Member’s Motion seeking a parliamentary inquiry into recent narcotics seizures linked to Ghana.

Parliament was summoned to sit on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, amid calls for the House to scrutinise a series of reported major narcotics seizures linked to the country.

However, the Speaker ruled that the motion was inadmissible, citing an overlap between the proposed parliamentary inquiry and ongoing investigations and criminal proceedings before the courts.

According to Bagbin, allowing Parliament to investigate the matter while the cases were before the courts could prejudice the interests of the parties involved.

He said he had carefully considered the motion, its proposed terms of reference, the investigations already underway and the pending court proceedings before arriving at his decision.

The ruling, however, did not sit well with the Minority caucus.

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Moments after the decision, Minority MPs gathered outside the Chamber as they prepared to hold a press briefing on the matter.

They broke into chants and held up placards bearing the inscription, “24-hour cocaine economy”, as they protested the Speaker’s decision.

The protest came as the Minority maintained that Parliament had a constitutional duty to exercise oversight over matters of public interest, including the recent narcotics seizures.

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin subsequently criticised the Speaker’s ruling, arguing that Bagbin had erred in dismissing the motion.

He said the decision improperly curtailed Parliament’s constitutional oversight powers.

Watch the video below:

LIVE | Members of the Minority caucus protest outside the Chamber as they prepare to hold a press briefing, following Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to adjourn the House.

The protest comes moments after the Speaker ruled that the Minority’s request for an investigation into… pic.twitter.com/iF9NJdkPGp

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