Former Suame Municipal Chief Executive, Maxwell Ofosu Boakye, has challenged claims that the alleged fraudulent sale of Ghanaian service passports began in 2023, arguing that events in March 2025 raise questions about the timeline.

Speaking on Joy News, Ofosu Boakye recalled that political appointees and holders of service passports were asked to report personally to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in March 2025 to surrender their documents.

He said the exercise was followed by an announcement that the passports had been cancelled and could no longer be used.

“Meanwhile, that is a blatant falsehood because those who were holding service passports, you remember March 2025, all political appointees and holders of these service passports were asked to come to the ministry,” he said.

Ofosu Boakye also claimed that the director of passports at the time was removed from office before a previously dismissed official was reinstated and appointed to the position.

He questioned the explanation that the fraudulent activities only started in 2023, insisting that the sequence of events surrounding the passport recall and changes in leadership at the Passport Office needed further scrutiny.