By:Isaac Amoah/tntnewspapergh.com

The decision by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, who is also the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto
Ablakwa, to shut down the Ghana Embassy in Washington (USA) has received mixed reactions from the Ghanaian public.

A former Afigya Kwabre South Constituency Chairman for the New Patriotic Party, Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, aka COKA, has strongly kicked against the decision by the minister.

COKA made his position known in a Facebook post. He wrote:

COKA

“Dear Hon. Okudzeto, I disagree with you about the closure of the Ghana Embassy in Washington (US). I am not sure all the officers at the embassy have done something wrong. Please, the closure will not solve the IT problem identified. Mr. Minister, for your ministry, you need to have patience in all your dealings to handle diplomatic issues. You cannot do the right thing the wrong way”. Coka, l care.

Mr.Samuel Okudzeto

Citinewsroom.com reports that the Ghana Embassy in Washington D.C., United States of America, is set to reopen on Thursday, May 29, 2025, following a temporary closure triggered by a major corruption scandal.

The announcement follows a directive by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Monday, May 26, ordering the temporary closure of the Ghana Embassy in Washington, D.C., in response to allegations of widespread corruption and abuse of office at the embassy.

Fred Kwarteng, a locally recruited IT staff member hired in August 2017 has been identified as the key figure in the scandal. He admitted to creating an unauthorised link on the website of the embassy.

The link redirected visa and passport applicants to his private company, Ghana Travel Consultants, where they were charged unapproved fees ranging from $29.75 to $60.