Four service passports issued in 2023 and subsequently cancelled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in May 2025 have emerged among travel documents linked to the latest alleged illegal service passport issuance scandal in Ghana.
The development follows revelations contained in a press statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, November 8, 2026, detailing 10 passports allegedly connected to an irregular service passport issuance scheme.
The latest disclosure has brought renewed attention to the ministry’s earlier decision to recall and cancel diplomatic and service passports issued under the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.
Background: Ghana Cancels 701 Diplomatic and Service Passports
In January 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the leadership of Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, directed the recall of all diplomatic and service passports issued during the previous NPP administration.
The directive covered several categories of former government officials and other individuals who were required to surrender their official travel documents to the ministry.
In March 2025, the ministry issued a reminder to affected passport holders, setting March 17, 2025, as the deadline for returning the documents.
Following the expiration of the deadline, the ministry announced on May 6, 2025, that it had cancelled 701 diplomatic and service passports belonging to individuals who failed or refused to comply with the recall directive.
The cancelled documents comprised 341 diplomatic passports and 360 service passports.
The ministry subsequently published the serial numbers of all 701 cancelled passports, indicating that the cancellation took immediate effect on the instructions of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
Meanwhile, the ministry acknowledged the cooperation of 407 diplomatic passport holders and 403 service passport holders who had complied with the recall directive and returned their documents as of May 6, 2025.
Four Previously Cancelled Passports Feature in New Alleged Goro Boy Scandal
The latest controversy surrounding the alleged illegal sale and issuance of Ghanaian service passports has revealed that four of the documents identified in the new investigation were issued in 2023 and subsequently cancelled in May 2025.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 10 passports were identified following the establishment of a committee on October 13, 2026, on the instructions of Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
The committee was constituted after the ministry received a petition on October 8, 2026, raising concerns about alleged irregularities in the issuance of service passports.
In its November 8 statement, the ministry provided details of the 10 passports linked to the allegations, including the names of the holders, passport serial numbers and dates of issuance.
The details are as follows:
Service Passports Issued on January 3, 2023
- Richard Sakyi Apenteng – SX004034
- Augustina Agyei Boateng – SX004032
- Juliet Amankwa – SX004086
Service Passport Issued on February 2, 2023
- Rebecca Agyeiwaa – SX004089
Other Passports Identified in the Allegations
The ministry also listed six additional service passports issued in 2026.
Issued on May 28, 2026
- Prince Ahensah – SX0604674
- Maybel Ahensah – SX0604687
Issued on August 11, 2026
- Twumasi Francis Kwame – SX0605905
- Gyabaah Anthony – SX0605895
- Frederick Ennin – SX0605918
- Bosompem Richard – SX0605921
Four Names Match the 701 Cancelled Passports
A comparison of the latest list released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the 701 diplomatic and service passports cancelled in May 2025 shows that four of the passports issued in 2023 also appear among the previously cancelled documents.
The development has raised further questions about the circumstances surrounding the issuance of the passports and the alleged involvement of intermediaries commonly referred to as ‘goro boys’ in the illegal acquisition of official travel documents.
The latest revelations are expected to intensify public interest in the ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities in Ghana’s service passport issuance system.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has maintained that its investigations are aimed at establishing the facts and strengthening accountability and transparency in the administration of Ghana’s diplomatic and service passports.
The four passports issued in 2023 and cancelled in May 2025 are therefore a significant part of the latest developments in the controversy, as the ministry continues efforts to address alleged abuses within the official passport issuance process.
Source: newsthemegh.com