{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_hmfwgoj3cboogoqy76xa","title":"Narcotics seizures: Speaker dismisses Private Member’s motion for parliamentary probe","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/narcotics-seizures-speaker-bagbin-dismisses-private-members-motion-hmfwgoj3cb","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_ilxwesb5cxfzovx6sdja","seq":885752,"kind":"article","title":"Narcotics seizures: Speaker dismisses Private Member’s motion for parliamentary probe","url":"https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/ghana-news-narcotics-seizures-speaker-dismisses-private-members-motion-for-parliamentary-probe.html","summary":"The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has dismissed a Private Member’s motion seeking parliamentary inquiry into a series of reported narcotics seizures linked to Ghana in recent times. He ruled that the motion was inadmissible because its proposed inquiry substantially overlapped with ongoing investigations and criminal proceedings before the courts, creating a risk of prejudicing the interests of parties involved. Acknowledging that the matter fell…","published":"2026-09-30T07:22:05Z","seen":"2026-09-30T11:08:07Z","lang":"en","country":"GH","source":{"id":"kite-graphic-com-gh-4fd134","name":"graphic.com.gh","domain":"graphic.com.gh","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2410669","name":"Daily Graphic","type":"newspaper","country":"GH","designations":["newspaper","periodical"]}},"via":"kite-graphic-com-gh-4fd134","topics":["politics"],"story":"st_hmfwgoj3cboogoqy76xa","category":"politics","category_p":0.6200000047683716,"category2":"crime-law","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7900000214576721,"political":0.8399999737739563},{"id":"n_hmfwgoj3cboogoqy76xa","seq":809054,"kind":"article","title":"Narcotics seizures: Speaker Bagbin dismisses Private Members’ motion calling for parliamentary probe","url":"https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/narcotics-seizures-speaker-bagbin-dismisses-private-members-motion-calling-for-parliamentary-probe.html","summary":"The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has dismissed a Private Member’s motion seeking a parliamentary inquiry into a series of reported narcotics seizures linked to Ghana in recent times. He ruled that the motion was inadmissible because its proposed inquiry substantially overlapped with ongoing investigations and criminal proceedings before the courts, creating a risk of prejudicing the interests of parties involved. Acknowledging that the matter fell…","published":"2026-09-29T19:02:41Z","seen":"2026-09-30T02:57:19Z","lang":"en","country":"GH","source":{"id":"kite-graphic-com-gh-4fd134","name":"graphic.com.gh","domain":"graphic.com.gh","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2410669","name":"Daily Graphic","type":"newspaper","country":"GH","designations":["newspaper","periodical"]}},"via":"kite-graphic-com-gh-4fd134","topics":["politics"],"entities":[{"id":"Q2637206","name":"Alban Bagbin","type":"person"}],"story":"st_hmfwgoj3cboogoqy76xa","category":"politics","category_p":0.6899999976158142,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7799999713897705,"political":0.8700000047683716}]}