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Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that all 16 regions in Ghana will have passport application centres by December 2025.
He disclosed that the first of the new centres will be commissioned this month in Bolgatanga, as part of a broader effort to decentralise passport services and make them more accessible nationwide.
Mr. Ablakwa made the announcement during a ceremony to hand over diplomatic passports to five distinguished Ghanaians: travel vlogger Wode Maya, Grammy-nominated reggae artist Rocky Dawuni, broadcaster and entrepreneur Anita Erskine, contemporary visual artist Ibrahim Mahama, and British-Ghanaian entrepreneur Dentaa Amoateng MBE.
According to him, ongoing reforms at the ministry have already made passport acquisition faster and more convenient. Applicants now receive their passports in record time through courier services, reducing the stress of traveling to collection centres.
“But we still have seven regions without passport application centres. I am delighted to announce that by December, we will make sure every region without a passport application centre has one, starting with Bolgatanga this month,” Mr. Ablakwa assured.
