The Minority in Parliament has criticised the proposed Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025, describing it as overly centralising energy within the Presidency and missing ok safeguards.

In a press commentary issued on Wednesday, February 18, the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, mentioned that even though the Minority helps reforms to Ghana’s nationwide safety structure, the present draft of the Bill is “deeply flawed”.

“Let me be clear. The Minority Caucus supports the need to reform Ghana’s national security architecture. Our country requires a modern, efficient and professional intelligence system that protects citizens and safeguards our constitutional order,” he mentioned.

However, he warned that the Bill concentrates over the top appointing authority within the fingers of the President, together with the ability to nominate the National Security Coordinator and Directors-General of intelligence companies with out parliamentary vetting.

“These offices control agencies with coercive powers and access to sensitive national data. It is unacceptable that they operate without legislative scrutiny,” he argued.

Mr Afenyo-Markin additional raised issues about what he described as susceptible oversight mechanisms ruled through the Executive.

According to him, the National Security Council, chaired through the President, successfully turns into the governing frame of the intelligence companies, amounting to “self-oversight.”

He additionally criticised the absence of an unbiased inspector-style frame with proactive investigative powers.

“For these reasons, we cannot support the Bill in its present form,” he declared, urging Parliament to insert unbiased oversight mechanisms to make sure that nationwide safety operations stay responsible and constitutionally grounded.

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