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Foreign Affairs Minister Briefs Family of Late Nana Agyei Ahyia on Government Interventions

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Foreign Affairs Minister Briefs Family of Late Nana Agyei Ahyia on Government Interventions

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has met with the family of the late Nana Agyei Ahyia to brief them on steps taken by the Government of Ghana following his tragic death. In a meeting held earlier today at the Foreign Ministry, the Minister formally conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family and outlined a series of diplomatic and investigative interventions undertaken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Mr. Ablakwa, a fact-finding mission was promptly dispatched from Ghana’s embassy in Germany, which holds concurrent accreditation to Latvia, to gather information surrounding the circumstances of Nana Agyei’s death. The mission has since submitted a preliminary report to the Ministry. The Minister further disclosed that Latvian authoritie...

Foreign Minister Announces Arrest in Fraudulent Sale of Ghana’s Diplomatic Property in Nigeria

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has officially announced the arrest of Bright Mensah Bonsu, a central figure suspected to be behind the attempted fraudulent sale of a prime diplomatic property belonging to Ghana in Lagos, Nigeria. The arrest follows months of investigations into the suspicious transaction, which saw Bonsu receive US$1.5 million in cash after presenting documents falsely indicating the sale of the beachfront property owned by Ghana’s High Commission in Nigeria. Authorities have confirmed that the funds were never deposited into any official government accounts, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no record of the cash being declared. Bright Mensah Bonsu, who has described himself as a special aide to the late Ghana High Commissi...

We will serve in utmost diligence – Ablakwa assures President Mahama

Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has assured President John Dramani Mahama of an utmost diligent performance from he and his colleague Ministers. Speaking on behalf of his colleague Ministers during the swearing-in ceremony, Mr Ablakwa said they would serve the President and the nation with utmost diligence. He rendered his heartfelt appreciation to President Mahama for the confidence reposed in them. "We wish to assure His Excellency the President and the people of Ghana that we do not take this confidence for granted and we do not take lightly the responsibility that has been put in our hands," Mr Ablakwa stated during their swearing-in by President Mahama at the seat of Government in Accra. "We make a solemn pledge that we shall serve the pe...