Cocaine Scandal Rocks Parliament as Minority MPs Disrupt Mahama Govt’s 2027 Budget Presentation

Minority Members of Parliament disrupted proceedings during the presentation of the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy on November 12, 2026, staging a protest over what they consider the government’s failure to effectively tackle drug trafficking in Ghana.

The legislators rose shortly after Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson completed his presentation, chanting slogans such as “Cocaine!” and “Cocaine economy!” while displaying placards to draw attention to the issue.

The demonstration was linked to a series of recent cocaine seizures involving consignments associated with Ghana, which have triggered public concern and political criticism.

Some of the placards accused the government of operating a fraudulent administration and failing to secure the country’s borders against drug trafficking.

Other inscriptions included “Paper economy vs Pocket economy” and “Frakadam Aban”, while another directly challenged the Finance Minister to account for any financial gains Ghana might have made from the recent cocaine seizures.

The message directed at Ato Forson questioned whether the country had generated any revenue from the intercepted drug consignments.

By staging the protest during the high-profile Budget presentation, the Minority sought to bring the growing cocaine controversy into the national spotlight and demand greater accountability from the government.

The demonstration comes amid heightened political scrutiny following several cocaine-related incidents involving Ghana, including the seizure of 2.6 tonnes of the illicit substance by Spanish authorities at the Port of Valencia.

Source: https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Cocaine-Economy-Scam-Gov-t-Frakadam-Aban-Minority-chants-after-2027-Budget-presentation-2061125

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