File photo: Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (right) presenting a passport to a Ghanaian citizen
Source: Africa Publicity
The Government of Ghana through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced the cancelation of 701 diplomatic and service passports.
According to the Ministry in a statement, the cancelation of the passports took immediate effect on May 6, 2025.
The affected category of persons, it said, are: former ministers and their spouses, former Members of Parliament, former members of the Council of State and their spouses, former or retired justices of the Superior and Lower courts, former Regional Ministers, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, former officers of state institutions, Chairpersons and members of boards, officials of the National Cathedral Project, former non-career ambassadors and dependents, religious and traditional leaders, businessmen and entrepreneurs, former government functionaries and all other persons holding official passports not currently serving in any official capacity for the state, or otherwise holding any position that falls under the requirements of section 6 and 7 of the Passports and Travel Certificates Act, 1967 (NLCD 155).
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