Parliament reconvenes today for emergency sitting over major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana
Parliament returns from recess today, Tuesday, September 29, 2026, for an extraordinary sitting following mounting concerns over a series of major narcotics seizures linked to consignments from Ghana.
The House is scheduled to sit at 12 noon at Parliament House in Accra after Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin recalled MPs under Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution and Order 53 of the Standing Orders.
The recall follows a petition by 48 Minority MPs led by First Deputy Minority Whip and Tolon MP, Habib Iddrisu, who invoked the constitutional provision allowing at least 15% of members to request an emergency sitting.
At the centre of the concerns is the interception by French authorities of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at the Port of Dunkirk on September 10, 2026, concealed in a container of plastic waste that had departed Ghana.
The Minority has also cited other major seizures since 2025, which it says have a combined value of more than US$1 billion. These include:
- More than 3.3 tonnes of cocaine seized at Pedu Junction in March 2025
- 866 parcels of suspected cocaine at Tema Harbour in August 2026
- A 320kg methamphetamine seizure in Australia involving a consignment traced to Ghana
The caucus says the incidents raise urgent questions about Ghana’s ports, customs controls, cargo scanning, intelligence gathering and narcotics enforcement systems, and the country’s international reputation.
Ahead of today’s sitting, Habib Iddrisu has filed a private member’s motion seeking the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee to conduct a full parliamentary inquiry into the seizures.
The proposed inquiry would examine the adequacy of scanning, surveillance and intelligence systems at Ghana’s ports, airports and other entry and exit points, as well as the status of investigations, arrests and prosecutions.
The Minority wants relevant Ministers and officials from the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Ghana Revenue Authority, and National Intelligence Bureau to account to Parliament on how the consignments were processed, inspected and cleared.
While the Speaker’s notice did not spell out specific business for the sitting, the narcotics issue is expected to dominate proceedings.
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