A former Minister for the Interior, Mark Woyongo, has said he cannot find his diplomatic passport, for which reason he has been unable to return it after he exited office. “I used to live in my official state bungalow at Cantonment in Accra. When I was packing out to my private residence I misplaced it, … Read more
Government has announced plans to expand passport application centers across the country to make the acquisition of passports much easier. Currently, there are only six centres across the country, a situation that causes delays, also because the regional offices are not empowered to print the passports for prospective applicants. The situation has caused many applicants … Read more
The Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says government would provide the necessary support to facilitate the ease of passport acquisition in the country. In furtherance of this, all regions across the country would be adequately resourced to deliver online passport procedure to all prospective applicants. Currently, the country has just one online processing centre, located in … Read more
Government says it will set up online passport offices in all ten regions of Ghana to ensure that passport acquisition is decentralized and stress free. According to government this new process will not compromise on the security features of the passports. This was revealed by Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, when he paid an unannounced … Read more
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has paid a surprise visit to the Passports Office in Accra. He was at the office to assess at first-hand operations at one of Ghana’s busiest agencies. Dr. Bawumia took the time to interact with some applicants at the office to learn about their challenges and promised that government would … Read more
Ghanaians will no longer have to wake up at dawn to queue for passports but may soon be able to apply and secure a passport by applying online. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hanna Tetteh, says her outfit has put measures in place to ensure that all online applicants to receive their … Read more
The reports of violence and confusion at the Ghana passport offices are countless and undoubtedly issues of concern for everyone but those are not the direction of this paper. The trauma one goes through at the Ghana passport office is never felt worse than when ones expiry date on his/her passport draws near. Throughout the … Read more