‘We will not let this matter rest’ – Afenyo-Markin after Bagbin rejects narcotics probe
The Minority in Parliament has rejected Speaker Alban Bagbin’s ruling dismissing its motion for a parliamentary inquiry into recent narcotics seizures linked to Ghana, vowing to pursue the matter through what it describes as every legitimate avenue. Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the Speaker erred by relying on ongoing criminal proceedings to determine the scope and manner of the proposed parliamentary inquiry. “Mr Speaker therefore got it wrong by using existing pending criminal proceedings to determine the scope and manner of the inquiry,” he said at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, September 29. The ruling followed an emergency sitting of Parliament convened to consider the Minority’s push for an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate major narcotics seizures involving consignments linked to Ghana. Speaker Bagbin rejected the motion, citing concerns that the proposed inquiry could prejudice ongoing court proceedings.