Samuel A.
Jinapor, the Ranking Member of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, has clarified that the widespread introduction of Ghana's chip-embedded passport is not a recent government initiative, as some have suggested, but rather the result of years of careful planning, procurement, and implementation during the previous Akufo-Addo administration.
In a press statement dated May 6, 2025, Jinapor outlined the policy actions and timelines that culminated in the successful creation and rollout of the chip-embedded biometric passport program.
He described subsequent attempts to relaunch the initiative as "unnecessary" and a misrepresentation of the facts. "Every essential aspect of the chip-embedded passport programme-from policy formulation to contract execution and logistical delivery-was meticulously completed by the Akufo-Addo Government before it handed over on 7th January 2025," he emphasized.
