The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has referred two of its officers to the Ghana Police Service for further investigations and possible prosecution over their alleged involvement in an illegal Service Passport issuance scheme.
The officers are the Acting Director of Passports, Mahama Yahaya Amantana, and a junior Foreign Service Officer, Alhassan Sumani. Both have been interdicted pending the outcome of investigations.
In a statement issued on Sunday, November 8, 2026, the Ministry said the referral followed preliminary findings into allegations that individuals who were not eligible for Service Passports had obtained the documents through illegal payments to a suspected syndicate.
According to the Ministry, Mr Sumani, who joined the Foreign Service on November 29, 2024, was identified in all the petitions as the alleged mastermind of the scheme.
He is also accused of operating as a goro boy in 2023, before his recruitment into the Foreign Service.
The investigation began after the Ministry received two petitions on October 8, 2026. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa subsequently directed the formation of a committee on October 13 to examine the allegations.
The Ministry also disclosed that retired Ambassador Mohammed Habib Idris, who served as Director of Passports in 2023 when some of the alleged irregularities occurred, would be investigated by the security services.
It said appropriate sanctions would be applied if he is found culpable.
The Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to holding all persons implicated in the alleged scheme accountable, stressing that the investigation would be conducted with transparency, impartiality and fairness.
