{
  "id": 10690990,
  "title": "‘It’s not a matter of evidence; it was a metaphor’ – Afenyo-Markin defends ‘drug lab’ comment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/its-not-a-matter-of-evidence-it-was-a-metaphor-afenyo-markin-defends",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T12:12:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
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    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/its-not-a-matter-of-evidence-it-was-a-metaphor-afenyo-markin-defends-drug-lab-comment/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has defended his description of Ghana as a potential “hub” for cocaine-related activities, insisting that the comment was metaphorical and intended to provide context to concerns raised by government officials. According to him, the statement should not be interpreted as a claim requiring him to provide evidence of Ghana being a […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "‘It’s not a matter of evidence; it was a metaphor’ – Afenyo-Markin defends ‘drug lab’ comment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/its-not-a-matter-of-evidence-it-was-a-metaphor-afenyo-markin-defends-10696113",
        "published": "2026-09-29T12:35:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}