Fred Kwarteng, the suspended Head of Information Technology at Ghana's Embassy in Washington, D.C., has challenged claims by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the timeline of his recruitment and his alleged role in a visa and passport payment scandal.
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa stated in a social media post on May 26, 2025, that Kwarteng was hired in August 2017 and was dismissed for creating an unauthorized payment link that redirected consular applicants to his private company, Ghana Travel Consultants (GTC).
The link reportedly collected unapproved fees, prompting the embassy's temporary shutdown for a systems overhaul.
However, in an interview on Asempa FM's Ekosii Sen, Mr.
