The Minister of Foreign Affairs, , appeared before on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, over the alleged corruption scandal at Ghana's embassy in Washington, DC, which led to the closure of the embassy for days.
Addressing the Members of , Ablakwa disclosed that an investigation into the scandal has shown that the main suspect in the scandal, Fred Kwarteng, earned a staggering $4.8 million annually at the expense of the state while serving at the embassy.
The minister, who is also the Member of (MP) for North Tongu, disclosed that Fred Kwarteng, who was a contract staff member at the Ghana Embassy, made millions of dollars by illegally diverting clients of the embassy to his company, GTC, for delivery services. "This dual role as IT contract staff and at the same time service provider, where he illegally redirects applicants to his own company (GTC), created a criminally unacceptable situation where personal interest was clearly prioritised over official duties, to the detriment of the Mission's objectives and public's trust. "Investigations have revealed that on November 19, 2019, Mr Fred Kwarteng was issued a formal query when the then Head of Chancery, H.E.
Genevieve Akpaloo, who is now the Head of Mission in the Ghana embassy in Tokyo, Japan, first discovered this illegal link on the website.
