Cocaine busts: Minority's motion for a parliamentary probe is 'completely premature' - Majority Leader
Majority Leader, James Agalga has described the Minority’s motion which sought a parliamentary probe into recent cocaine busts as "premature", arguing that investigations by the appropriate state agencies are still ongoing.
Parliament's Majority Leader, James Agalga, dismissed the Minority's call for a parliamentary probe into drug-related cases, stating that Parliament does not conduct criminal investigations. According to him, the cases are already being handled by courts and state agencies. Agalga argued that initiating a parallel investigation by Parliament could lead to conflicting outcomes and interfere with ongoing legal processes.
He cautioned that conducting separate investigations could result in contradictory findings. The Minority's motion, filed by First Deputy Minority Whip Habib Iddrisu, sought to investigate high-profile narcotics seizures in Ghana and abroad, including a seizure of 3.9 metric tonnes of cocaine worth $261 million. However, the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, dismissed the motion as inadmissible under various Standing Orders.
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