By Iddi Yire
Accra, May 06, GNA – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has cancelled 341 unreturned Diplomatic Passports and 360 Service Passports issued by the previous Government.
In a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said further to its public announcements of 15th January, and 10th March, 2025 on the recall of Diplomatic and Service Passports, it was announcing that, effective Tuesday, 6th May, Diplomatic and Service passports issued to the underlisted category of persons had been cancelled and were not valid for international travel: Former Ministers and spouses, former Members of Parliament, former Members of the Council of State and spouses and former/retired Justices of the Superior and Lower Courts.
The rest are 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 sections 6 and 7 of the Passports and Travel Certificates Act, 1967(NLCD 155).
It said the Ministry acknowledges the compliance of 407 holders of Diplomatic and 403 Service Passports, who duly returned their passports in line with the recall directive as of 6th May.
“Consequently, owing to the failure or refusal of the other holders to comply with the directive, the underlisted 341 unreturned Diplomatic and 360 Service Passports bearing the following serial numbers have been hereby cancelled with immediate effect on the instructions of the Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs,” the statement said.
It said all the affected passports had been placed on the StopList and shall be confiscated from any person attempting to travel with same.
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