The Minority in Parliament is seeking an independent parliamentary investigation into the alleged sale and irregular issuance of Ghanaian diplomatic and service passports, claiming that about 300 Ghanaians have travelled abroad using documents allegedly obtained through questionable arrangements.
The caucus says it will today, Monday, November 9, 2026, file a motion seeking the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate allegations that officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Passport Office facilitated the acquisition of the special travel documents by unqualified individuals.
Addressing a press conference in Accra yesterday, the Minority Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and MP for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, said the caucus had obtained approval letters, copies of passports and financial transaction records which warranted a thorough investigation.
The development follows a controversy in Parliament last week when Mr Abu Jinapor raised the alleged passport sales on the floor of the House, triggering a heated exchange that resulted in the Speaker directing the Parliamentary Marshal to escort him out of the Chamber.
Alleged passport sales scheme
According to the Minority, officials of the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Passport Office allegedly operated a travel and tour arrangement through which paying customers obtained diplomatic and service passports to facilitate international travel, particularly to Europe.
It identified Ibrahim Wallee as the person allegedly managing the business in Ghana, with Bright Yeboah Owusu serving as his agent in Europe.
The caucus alleged that applicants who did not qualify for the passports were assigned official positions and designations they did not hold, with some of the purported positions not even existing in the institutions under which they were presented.
It further alleged that Ministry and Passport Office officials assisted some beneficiaries through airport immigration procedures to facilitate their departure.
The Minority claimed that information available to it suggested that approximately 300 Ghanaians had travelled to Europe and other destinations using passports allegedly obtained through the arrangement.
Questionable approval letters
To support its allegations, the Minority presented copies of approval letters purportedly issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry between June and August 2026.
One letter, dated June 1, 2026, and signed by the Ministry’s Chief Director, Ambassador Khadija Iddrisu, on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, allegedly approved service passports for persons described as officials of the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council.
Among the names was Amoh Boadi, described as Deputy Director of Audit Services.
However, another letter dated June 4, 2026, also carried the name Amoh Boadi, this time describing the individual as Deputy District Coordinating Director of the Akrofuom District Assembly.
Mr Abu Jinapor questioned how the same individual could have been presented under two different official designations at separate public institutions within three days.
The Minority also presented approval letters relating to purported officials of the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training Service, Fisheries Commission and National Disaster Management Organisation.
It claimed that some individuals did not occupy the positions attributed to them, while certain positions listed in the documents did not exist.
The caucus further said it had obtained copies of passports allegedly issued on the basis of the disputed representations, alongside bank deposit receipts and mobile money transaction records showing payments to Bright Yeboah Owusu.
Minority demands independent probe
Mr Abu Jinapor said the proposed committee should investigate all approvals and issuances of diplomatic and service passports from January 7, 2025, to the date the motion is adopted.
He said it should examine passport applications, institutional recommendations, approval letters, issuance records, payment transactions and electronic communications relating to the alleged scheme.
The Minority wants the Foreign Affairs Minister, the Ministry’s Chief Director, the interdicted Director of Passports, Yahaya Amantana Mahama, the identified agents, relevant passport and immigration officers and beneficiaries of the passports to appear before the committee.
It also questioned the adequacy of an internal investigation reportedly constituted by the Foreign Affairs Ministry and chaired by Ambassador Alexander Grant Ntrakwa, insisting that it could not replace independent parliamentary scrutiny.
Citing Article 103 of the 1992 Constitution, the caucus argued that Parliament had the authority to investigate the activities and administration of ministries and other public institutions.
It appealed to the Majority to support the motion, insisting that an inquiry would allow the allegations to be tested, persons implicated to respond and any wrongdoing established to attract appropriate sanctions.
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