“Diplomatic Passports Are Now Too Cheap?” Felix Blasts Ablakwa & NDC Over Passport Scandal. In today’s edition of Sounds From Afar, Felix Appiah reacts to the growing controversy over the alleged irregular issuance and sale of Ghanaian Diplomatic and Service Passports. The Minority in Parliament has presented documents it says show that some people who did not hold qualifying government positions were issued special passports after being assigned official designations they allegedly did not actually hold. It has now called for a full parliamentary investigation into the matter. Felix says the revelations raise serious questions about how valuable Ghana’s Diplomatic and Service Passports have become under the current administration. According to him, the NDC government and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa have made these special passports “too cheap” if people who do not genuinely qualify are able to obtain them. Felix argues that Diplomatic and Service Passports should remain restricted to people serving Ghana in clearly defined official capacities and says any system that allows undeserving applicants to obtain them risks damaging the credibility and international value of Ghanaian travel documents. The Foreign Affairs Ministry has responded by saying its own investigation has so far uncovered irregularities involving Service Passports, not evidence that Diplomatic Passports were being sold. Two Foreign Service officers have been interdicted, and 10 Service Passports identified as irregularly issued have been cancelled. The Ministry says the alleged scheme dates back to 2023 and that investigations are continuing. So the key questions are: Who qualified for these special passports, and who approved them? Should Parliament conduct an independent investigation rather than allowing the Foreign Affairs Ministry to investigate itself? And has the controversy damaged the prestige associated with Ghana’s Diplomatic and Service Passports? Join Kwaku OpareDawuro and Felix Appiah for the full discussion. Watch, comment and share your views respectfully. #Ablakwa #PassportScandal #DiplomaticPassport #ServicePassport #FelixAppiah #NDC #NPP #GhanaPolitics #SoundsFromAfar #OpareDawuroMedia - @oparedawuro