Okudzeto Ablakwa ‘Borrows’ Bawumia’s Idea To Use Ghana Card For Passport Applications 

A major idea by former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to use Ghana Card as a requirement for the acquisition of Ghanaian passport has been embraced by Minister of Foreign Affairs designate, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.

Dr. Bawumia argued strongly that with Ghana’s robust national identity system which captures every information required for passport application, there was no need for Ghanaians to go through the stress of another biometric and passport application process.

Hence, he made it a major campaign promise that if elected President, Ghana Card holders would not have to go through strenuous processes again for passports as the Ghana Card is enough for Ghanaians to comfortably sit at home and apply for new passport.

Appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Friday, January 31, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa embraced Bawumia’s idea which was also enshrined in the 2024 NPP Manifesto.

“We will like to use technology to reform our passport regime.”

“I don’t think that we should still be requiring Ghanaians who have Ghana Card to go to passport office for their biometrics.”

“If you have a Ghana Card, we should be able to interface. It should be possible to sit at home and apply for your passport”, Okudzeto Ablakwa said.

Okudzeto Ablakwa’s somewhat borrowing of Dr. Bawumia’s idea has got a number of Ghanaians talking with many hailing the vision of the former Vice President.

Source: Ghmessenger.com