Cocaine probe: Speaker is right in dismissing Minority’s motion of parliamentary inquiry – Dr Pelpuo

The Minority has rejected the Speaker’s ruling, with Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin arguing that it improperly limited Parliament’s oversight role.

Minister of State at the Presidency in charge of Special Presidential Initiatives, Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, has backed Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to reject a Minority motion seeking a parliamentary inquiry into recent major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana.

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