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29/09/2026
*Speaker Bagbin Blocks Minority Push For Bipartisan Probe Into $1bn Cocaine Scandal* Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon...
*Speaker Bagbin Blocks Minority Push For Bipartisan Probe Into $1bn Cocaine Scandal* Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has ruled against a motion filed by the Minority seeking a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry into major narcotics consignments linked to Ghana, including seizures valued at over $1 billion. The Minority, led by Hon. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, had filed a motion to compel the House to investigate a string of massive cocaine seizures connected to Ghana including the 3.3 tonnes seized at Pedu Junction in March 2025 and the 3.9 tonnes seized at the Port of Dunkirk, France, on September 10, 2026, from a container that originated from Ghana. The Speaker, however, ruled the motion inadmissible, citing the risk of prejudicing ongoing judicial proceedings. He invoked the sub judice rule, arguing that since four Ghanaians have already been arraigned before the Accra High Court over the Dunkirk bust, a parliamentary probe would interfere wit