Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has recalled Parliament from recess, with the House expected to consider issues arising from growing concerns over cocaine seizures linked to Ghana.
The Speaker has summoned Members of Parliament to return to the chamber at 12 noon on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Parliament House in Accra.
The recall was contained in a notice issued on Thursday, September 24, pursuant to Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution and Order 53 of the Standing Orders of Parliament.
“Pursuant to Article 112(3) of the Constitution and Order 53 of the Standing Orders of the Parliament, I, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, hereby summon Parliament to sit on Tuesday, 29th September, 2026 at twelve noon at Parliament House, Accra,” the notice stated.
Although the Speaker did not state the specific business for the sitting, the recall follows a request by Minority Members for Parliament to convene and examine the circumstances surrounding recent major cocaine seizures.
The Minority MPs, led by First Deputy Minority Whip Habib Iddrisu, invoked Article 112(3), which provides for an extraordinary sitting when at least 15 per cent of Members of Parliament make such a request.
The move comes against the backdrop of the seizure of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at France’s Port of Dunkirk from a container that had departed Ghana.
The development has renewed questions about the effectiveness of Ghana’s port security systems, customs controls and intelligence mechanisms used to prevent the country from being exploited as a transit point for narcotics trafficking.
The Minority is seeking parliamentary scrutiny of the processes at the country’s ports, intelligence gathering and the performance of state institutions responsible for preventing and investigating drug trafficking.
The upcoming sitting could therefore provide Parliament with an opportunity to seek information from relevant state agencies and examine measures being implemented to strengthen Ghana’s anti-narcotics and border-security systems.
