The Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has cancelled over 700 diplomatic and service passports being held by ex appointees of the erstwhile New Patriotic Party administration.
The development comes on the back of the holders of the passports failing to comply with an earlier directive issued by the John Mahama administration in the early part of this year.
According to a press release dated, May 6,2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has cancelled all 701 of such passports belonging to individuals who failed to pay heed to the directive.
The breakdown of the numbers are in two parts, 341 Diplomatic passports and 360 Service passports which are no longer valid for both local and international travel after the latest decision.
The affected individuals include:
* Former Ministers of State and their spouses
* Former Members of Parliament
* Former Members of the Council of State and their spouses
* Retired Justices of the Superior and Lower Courts
* Former Regional Ministers, MMDCEs and Board Members of state institutions
* Officials of the National Cathedral Project
* Former non- career diplomats and their ddependants
* Religious Leaders, Entrepreneurs and businessmen as well as government officials not in active service.
The Ministry further cautions that all such passports if found to still be in use, will be confiscated at all points of entry and exit points of the country.
This measure is aimed at complying with the Passports and Travel Certificates Act, 1967 (NLCD 155), particularly sections 6 and 7, which regulate the issuance and use of such passports.
Find more details in the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs below:
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