Cocaine busts: Today is a sad day for our democracy - Minority Leader on Speaker's dismissal of their motion
The majority has once again used its super majority which the support of the Speaker, to weaken Parliament.
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has blasted the Speaker of Parliament for rejecting their motion to investigate cocaine busts. The Minority insists they will not let this issue rest and will use all lawful means to inform the public about the cocaine issue. The Speaker's decision to dismiss the motion has weakened Parliament's role, in Afenyo-Markin's view, and undermines Ghana's democracy.
The Speaker, Alban Bagbin, had ruled the motion inadmissible under various Standing Orders. The motion, led by First Deputy Minority Whip Habib Iddrisu, sought an ad hoc committee to probe high-profile drug seizures, including a 3.9 metric tonne cocaine haul seized by French Customs in France.
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