Passport Scandal: Watch viral video of Passport Office staff advertising Service Passport

A video has emerged showing a man claiming to be a staff member of the Ghana Passport Office displaying a dark blue Service Passport and allegedly advertising it to a prospective buyer.

The video has surfaced amid revelations by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that 10 Ghanaians were issued Service Passports despite allegedly not meeting the requirements for obtaining the travel documents.

In the viral footage, the man is seen holding up the passport, turning it around and zooming in on it while repeatedly identifying it as a Service Passport.

“This is the service passport. Let me zoom in properly for you to see. Let me also turn it for you to see. This is the service passport - service passport!” he is heard saying in the Hausa dialect.

He subsequently suggests that the passport belongs to someone who is expected to come for it within an hour and pay the outstanding balance.

“This is what I spoke to you about. This belongs to someone. The person would be here in one hour for it and give us his balance. You can see that its colour is different. Service passport - this is the service passport,” he said.

Details visible on the passport displayed in the video identify the purported holder as Bismarck Amankwaa Oppong, with Oppong listed as the surname and Bismarck Amankwaa as the first and other names.

The document also lists the holder's nationality as Ghanaian and date of birth as January 28, 1980.

The footage has raised further questions about the alleged irregular issuance of Service Passports and the activities of persons suspected of operating a syndicate within the Passport Office. However, the identity of the man in the video and the circumstances surrounding the passport displayed have not been independently established.

Ministry revokes 10 Service Passports

The development comes after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that 10 individuals had been issued Service Passports despite allegedly not qualifying for them.

In a statement issued on November 11, 2026, the Ministry said preliminary investigations had confirmed that the individuals obtained the travel documents after allegedly making illegal payments to a syndicate.

The affected individuals include Richard Sakyi Apenteng, Augustina Agyei Boateng, Juliet Amankwa, Rebecca Agyeiwaa, Prince Ahensah, Maybel Ahensah, Twumasi Francis Kwame, Gyabaah Anthony, Frederick Ennin and Bosompem Richard.

See list of Ghanaians whose passports have been revoked

The Ministry also announced the interdiction of the Acting Director of Passports, Mahama Yahaya Amantana, and a junior Foreign Service Officer, Alhassan Sumani (FSO A5), who was named in all the petitions as the alleged chief architect of the scheme.

According to the Ministry, Sumani operated as a "goro boy" in 2023 before being recruited into the Foreign Service on November 29, 2024.

Both officers have been referred to the Ghana Police Service for further investigations and possible prosecution.

The investigation followed petitions received by the Ministry, with the first submitted on October 8, 2026. A committee was subsequently established on October 13, 2026, on the instructions of the Foreign Affairs Minister to investigate the allegations.

The Ministry disclosed that the 2023 petitioner claimed to have paid US$29,000, while the 2026 petitioner said they had paid US$5,000 to persons involved in the alleged criminal cartel.

Watch the video below:

🇬🇭🚨 GHANA’S SERVICE PASSPORTS ON THE BLACK MARKET? WHAT IS GOING ON? 😭

Hon. Abu Jinapor raised concerns in Parliament over evidence of Ghanaian service passports being sold on the black market, only to be thrown out of the House.

Mahama and Ablakwa must answer: Who is selling these passports? Who is facilitating it? And what action is being taken?

Ghana’s diplomatic credibility is at stake. This is not a matter to silence; Ghanaians deserve answers!

#ServicePassportsForSale #NdcIsAScam #RejectNdc

— BOLD PATRIOTS ALLIANCE (@boldpatriots28) November 5, 2026

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