The authorities has cancelled diplomatic and service passports issued to a complete of 701 holders with immediate produce, announcing such passports are not legit for worldwide travels.
The cancellation of these space of passports changed into necessitated by the failure of holders to follow the authorities closing date to reach support it as directed.
An announcement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the day past and copied to The Ghanaian Cases talked about mature Ministers and Spouses, mature participants of Parliament, mature People of the Council of Assert and Spouses, Previous/Retired Justices of the Superior and the Decrease Courts, and mature Regional Ministers, Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives as class of holders.
The Foreign Ministry named the others as Previous Officers of Assert Institutions, Chairpersons and People of Boards, Officials of the Nationwide Cathedral Project, Previous Non-Occupation Ambassadors and Dependents, Non secular and Worn Leaders, Businessmen and Entrepreneurs, and Previous Government Functionaries.
“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 sections 6 and 7 of the Passport and Travel Certificates Act, 1967(NLCD 155),” the notify added.
Meanwhile, the Ministry acknowledges the compliance of 407 holders of Diplomatic and 403 Provider passports who duly returned their passport fixed with the recall directive as of the day past.
The Place of business of the President, directed the recall of all Diplomatic and Provider Passports issued underneath the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led administration as part of efforts to enhance the integrity of Ghana’s official commute documents and diplomatic engagements.
In a letter dated January 14, 2025 addressed to the Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President, emphasised that the recall aligned with the authorities’s dedication to guaranteeing the categorical employ and administration of official commute documents in compliance with nationwide and worldwide requirements.
The President space a January 24 closing date for all holders of such passports to submit them to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
The Ministry’s Chief Director changed into additionally directed to verify that a thorough overview of all returned passports to verify that they align with the present eligibility criteria for issuance.
