The Minority in Parliament has alleged that officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Passport Office were linked to a travel and tour business that helped paying customers obtain diplomatic and service passports to travel abroad.

According to the Minority, the arrangement involved assigning applicants government positions they did not hold to make them eligible for the special travel documents.

Addressing journalists on Sunday, November 8, 2026, the Minority identified Ibrahim Wallee as the person allegedly managing the travel and tour business in Ghana, while Bright Yeboah Owusu was described as his agent based in Europe.

The Minority claimed that customers were attracted by the opportunity to travel to European destinations and other countries without going through the usual visa application process.

It alleged that applicants paid money to the agents, who then facilitated the acquisition of diplomatic or service passports using false official designations.

“You can go and pay money, they will describe you as some form of government official or civil or public servant, and then on that basis, they can get you the diplomatic or service passport,” the Minority stated.

It further alleged that some officials of the Foreign Affairs Ministry assisted the passport holders at the airport to avoid or reduce scrutiny by officers of the Ghana Immigration Service.

The Minority claimed that about 300 Ghanaians had travelled to Europe and other destinations using diplomatic and service passports allegedly obtained through the arrangement.

It also disclosed that some of the customers who paid for the service were left stranded when they attempted to travel because the promised assistance from officials was not provided.

“Some say they paid money to the agent and were issued with diplomatic or service passports. However, when it was time to travel and they needed the promised assistance from officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Passport Office to clear immigration, they were left stranded. Their calls went unanswered, and they were unable to obtain refunds of the monies they paid,” the Minority said.

As part of the evidence it presented, the Minority showed copies of GCB Bank deposit receipts and mobile money transaction records allegedly linked to payments made to Bright Yeboah Owusu.

It said the records included transactions made on June 15 and June 24, 2026, among others.

The Minority maintained that the payment records and accounts from alleged customers raised questions about who received the money and which officials may have benefited from the arrangement.