The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to publish real-time, verifiable data on all narcotics seizures, arrests and prosecutions recorded since January 2025.
Addressing a press conference in Parliament on Tuesday, September 29, Ranking Member on Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour said the data must be based on primary sources and made publicly available to allow Ghanaians to independently verify the government’s record in tackling the narcotics trade.
“We call on the Executive to publish in real time with primary sourcing full and verifiable data on every narcotics seizure, arrests and prosecutions since January 2025,” the Minority said.
According to the Minority, such transparency would help prevent Ghana from having to rely on information from foreign customs authorities to understand the state of narcotics trafficking and border security in the country.
“If the government is confident in its record and has nothing to fear from the truth, if it is not, the people of Ghana deserve to know why,” the Minority said.
The Minority further said its members would remain engaged in Parliament to pursue the matter and ensure that the call for greater transparency is followed through.
“We would be in the Chamber and we intend to see this through,” it added.
“History will judge this Parliament by what it does today,” the Minority said.
