The Minority in Parliament has formally asked for Parliament to be recalled to investigate a series of major narcotics seizures involving consignments linked to Ghana.
The request, signed by First Deputy Minority Whip and Tolon MP Habib Iddrisu, invokes Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution and Order 53 of Parliament’s Standing Orders.
The Minority says it has secured the support of the required 15 per cent of MPs to trigger an extraordinary sitting.
At the centre of the request is the seizure of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at France’s Port of Dunkirk on September 10, 2026.
French authorities reportedly found the cocaine concealed in a container carrying plastic waste that had departed Ghana.
The Minority says the latest seizure raises questions about Ghana’s port security, customs controls, intelligence gathering and narcotics enforcement.
It wants Parliament to establish how the container was processed, inspected, cleared and eventually exported from Ghana.
It is also seeking information on the companies and institutions involved, the progress of investigations and arrests, and cooperation between Ghanaian authorities and their French and other international counterparts.
The caucus wants the Ministers responsible for Interior, Transport and National Security, as well as officials from the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Ghana Revenue Authority, Ghana Immigration Service and National Intelligence Bureau, to account to Parliament.
The Minority has linked the Dunkirk seizure to several other drug-related cases, including the seizure of more than 3.3 tonnes of cocaine at Pedu Junction in March 2025, the interception of about 120 slabs of cocaine, and the seizure of 866 parcels of suspected cocaine at a warehouse within the Tema Harbour enclave in August 2026.
It also cited the June 2026 seizure by Australian authorities of 320kg of methamphetamine from a charcoal consignment traced to Ghana.
The Minority says the high-profile seizures it has identified are collectively worth more than US$1 billion.
The caucus is particularly concerned about the progress of investigations into earlier cases, including the Pedu Junction seizure.
It says more than a year after that incident, only the driver, a housemaid and a few other suspects have been arraigned and remain on bail, while the alleged financiers and principal traffickers have not been identified.
The Minority says the matters “cannot reasonably await the ordinary resumption of Parliament.”
It stressed that the proposed inquiry would not interfere with criminal investigations or prejudge anyone.
Rather, it says the recall would allow Parliament to exercise its constitutional oversight role and examine the implications for national security and Ghana’s international standing.
The request comes amid heightened scrutiny of Ghana’s anti-narcotics controls, with the Presidency also convening a high-level security meeting on the recent seizures and security gaps at the country’s ports.
