Publish verifiable data on every narcotic seizure since 2025 - Minority urges gov’t

The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to make available full and verifiable data on narcotics seizures, arrests and prosecutions recorded in Ghana since January 2025.

Speaking to the media on September 29, 2026, ahead of Parliament’s emergency sitting, Assin South Member of Parliament, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, said the data should be published in real time with primary sourcing to give the public a clear picture of the country’s efforts to combat narcotics trafficking.

“We call on the Executive to publish in real time with primary sourcing full and verifiable data on every narcotic seizure, arrest, prosecution since January 2025,” he said.

He said the parliamentary process should focus on institutional and systemic issues, including the possible involvement of state agencies, without prejudging matters currently before the courts.

“It will also look into the role and actions of possible complicity of state agencies,” he said.

According to him, any committee established by Parliament would have the authority to compel witnesses and demand documents, while its proceedings could be held publicly unless national security considerations required otherwise.

He said Parliament had a constitutional responsibility to demand answers on the narcotics situation rather than wait solely for investigations by the Executive.

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“Parliament is not a spectator in this matter, the Constitution gives it the power to appoint committees, to summon and to demand answers", he noted

The Minority is also urging members on both sides of the House to support efforts to address the narcotics issue, arguing that it should not be treated as a partisan matter.

“The trafficker does not check party cards. The young person destroyed by addiction does not ask which side of the House his member sits on,” he said.

Rev Fordjour further urged the government to make the requested information accessible to the public, saying this would provide a clearer picture of Ghana’s record in combating narcotics trafficking.

“If the government is confident in its record, it has nothing to fear from the truth,” he said.

The emergency sitting follows a series of drug seizures linked to Ghana, including the interception of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at France’s Port of Dunkirk.

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