Two individuals chasing their passports since 2017 have now gained access to their travel documents within minutes thanks to the intervention of Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey.
Charity Tinka and Justice Adjei applied for their passports in November and December last year, respectively. They were supposed to receive their passports at least two weeks after putting in their applications.
Two weeks turned into months without issuance of the passports. According to the two, whenever they came to the Passport Office, they were told it was not ready.
However, when the Foreign Minister paid an unannounced visit to the Passport Office in Accra, Tinka and Adjei’s documents were made available and issued immediately.
As Joy News’ Elton John Brobbey describes it, the passports were issued under strange and dramatic circumstances.
Charity Tinka presented her receipt for the passport, but was told to come back in two weeks because it was not ready. On seeing Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, she made a complaint to her, and within ten minutes after entering the office, the Minister returned with the passport, Brobbey reports.
It is not clear yet how a passport that was not ready for several months suddenly became available within ten minutes on the orders of the Minister.
The Minister's intended visit to the office was to observe conditions there, where operations are key to her ministry.
According to Elton John Brobbey, the minister was unhappy with the large number of people who were queued at the office for their passports.
She also warned that criminal foreigners holding Ghanaian passports illegally will be prosecuted when arrested by police.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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the difference between Ghana and USA is that in america, the passport office director would have been sacked. in ghana, no one is punished. there is no accountability in Ghana. so the country continues to be a shiiiiitholle
this is not a miracle! this is sabotage. shirley has to sack the boss of the accra passport office and sack the head of that department. that will teach them sense
the top 5 bosses of passport office shld be fired & all the problems will be solved. And it there must be very open means of verifying Ghanaians. There must be audit to fire and prosecute officials who have given passport for non-Ghanaians. THe Nigerian chief kidnapper who was recently caught had Ghanaians passport!!! What is wrong with our country? Why do our leaders allow stuuuuuuuuppppid ppl to run our public services and destroy our country?
You’re right. I was looking for directions to theE train subway on 34th and 8Ave in NYC. I approached a security man and asked him. He couldn’t understand what I was saying (mind you I speak very clearly). So I asked him where he was from and he responded Ghana. I didn’t believe him because his English sounded Nigerian. So I asked what part of Ghana? Response: Accra. What’s your name? That’s when he gave up and said he’s from Nigeria. He’s here illegally, and if there’s ever a raid he will never admit to being Nigerian!
Then please check the criminals very well. Because most Nigerians are holding Ghana passport doing criminal things in Europe and Africa. So please find ways and means and track them.
Honourable Minister,now you know what the problem is, even though you already knew how these lazy and unpatriotic staff have been handled over the period. Please we now want a permanent solution...
I applied for renewal of my passport December 2017 and called me just today 04/05/2018 that is ready and no money order nothing you have to pay cash
So send upon completion of said passport, mail it to recipients post office box. This prevents customers from going over to the passport office for said document.
Is the black man naturally born bad???
Fire everyone who works in that goddam office