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Ghana passport administration reforms and technical issues

Overview

Ghanaian passport administration has recently undergone significant reforms and faced technical challenges. Following a report from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) indicating that the Passport Office is one of the country’s “least corrupt public institutions,” Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced a special bonus for administration staff. The GSS data noted an 11.1 percent bribery reporting rate at the office, which was significantly lower than other agencies.

Minister Ablakwa credited recent reforms for implementing 24-hour operations, reducing passport costs by 30 percent, and eliminating application backlogs. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs later confirmed that the official online passport application portal went offline due to technical issues. The outage, which prevents new applications and renewals, is being addressed by a technical team working with the National Signals Bureau.

Entities

Passport Office · Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa · Ghana Statistical Service · Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Ghana

Timeline

18 days ago

[POLITICS] 3 sources
Ghana passport portal offline due to technical issues
Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has apologized for a technical outage on its online passport application portal, which is currently preventing new applications and renewals.
28 days ago

[POLITICS] 4 sources
Ghana passport staff to receive bonus following corruption report
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister announced a special bonus for passport administration staff following a GSS report ranking the office among the nation's least corrupt public institutions.

Sources

ghanaguardian.com · jbklutse.com · thehighstreetjournal.com