The Minority in Parliament has petitioned Speaker Alban Bagbin to recall the House from recess to consider what it describes as urgent national concerns arising from a series of major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana.
The petition, signed by First Deputy Minority Whip and Member of Parliament for Tolon, Habib Iddrisu, invokes Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution and Order 53 of the Standing Orders of Parliament.
The Minority says it has secured the constitutionally required 15 per cent of Members of Parliament needed to trigger a request for an extraordinary sitting. Under Article 112(3), the Speaker is required to summon Parliament within seven days of receiving such a request.
At the centre of the petition is the reported seizure by French authorities of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at the Port of Dunkirk on September 10, 2026.
According to the Minority, the cocaine was concealed in a container carrying plastic waste that had departed Ghana.
The caucus says the incident raises questions about the security and integrity of Ghana’s ports and export systems, customs controls, intelligence gathering and narcotics enforcement.
The Minority is asking Parliament to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shipment and examine broader institutional and security issues arising from recent narcotics-related incidents.
It wants the House to establish how the container was processed, inspected, cleared and exported from Ghana, as well as the port or facility through which it departed.
The MPs are also seeking information on the companies and institutions involved in processing and clearing the consignment, the progress of investigations and arrests, and the level of cooperation between Ghanaian authorities and their French and other international counterparts.
The petition proposes that officials from the Ministries of Interior, Transport and National Security, together with the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Ghana Immigration Service and National Intelligence Bureau, among other relevant institutions, appear before Parliament.
The Minority also wants Parliament to assess the adequacy of security, scanning, intelligence and surveillance systems at Ghana’s ports, airports and other points of entry and exit.
The petition places the French seizure within the context of other major drug-related incidents since 2025.
These include the reported interception of more than 3.3 tonnes of cocaine at Pedu Junction in Cape Coast in March 2025, as well as another consignment of about 120 slabs of cocaine reportedly intercepted along the Takoradi-Cape Coast Highway.
The Minority also cited the reported seizure of 866 parcels of suspected cocaine at a warehouse within the Tema Harbour enclave in August 2026.
It further referenced the reported seizure by Australian authorities of 320 kilogrammes of methamphetamine concealed in a charcoal consignment traced to Ghana.
According to the Minority, the incidents collectively raise questions about the effectiveness of Ghana’s narcotics enforcement architecture, border controls and institutional coordination.
The MPs have also raised concerns about the progress of investigations into the 2025 Pedu Junction cocaine seizure.
According to the Minority, more than a year after the seizure, only the driver, a housemaid and a small number of other suspects described as peripheral actors have been arraigned and remain on bail.
The caucus is questioning why the alleged financiers and principal traffickers behind the consignment have not been identified or prosecuted.
The Minority says Parliament must examine the depth and effectiveness of investigations into major narcotics trafficking operations and obtain assurances from the relevant institutions on measures being taken to identify the principal actors.
The MPs argue that the issues cannot reasonably await the ordinary resumption of Parliament because of their implications for national security, public safety, Ghana’s international reputation and the integrity of the country’s ports and borders.
They, however, stress that the proposed parliamentary inquiry is not intended to prejudge the guilt of any individual or interfere with ongoing criminal investigations.
Rather, the Minority says the recall would allow Parliament to exercise its constitutional oversight and accountability responsibilities.
It is therefore asking the Speaker to summon Parliament within the constitutionally prescribed period, facilitate parliamentary deliberations and, where appropriate, institute an inquiry into the incidents and the effectiveness of the relevant security, regulatory and narcotics enforcement institutions.
The petition was submitted on behalf of the MPs by Habib Iddrisu, First Deputy Minority Whip and MP for Tolon.
