Ablakwa to Address Parliament on Issues at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington

Accra, Ghana –
North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is scheduled to formally address Parliament on troubling developments at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, D.C., amid growing public concern over alleged mismanagement and diplomatic impropriety.

According to the outspoken legislator, the situation demands urgent national attention due to the implications it holds for Ghana’s international image, fiscal accountability, and the welfare of Ghanaian diplomats and citizens abroad.

In a post on social media and subsequent interviews, Ablakwa revealed that he has been investigating a series of “disturbing irregularities” at the embassy, including alleged questionable property transactions, delays in rent payments, and a purported lack of transparency in financial operations.

“The embassy in Washington, which represents one of our most critical foreign missions, must not be allowed to sink into chaos and embarrassment,” Ablakwa stated.

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The scheduled address is expected to take place in the next parliamentary session. Ablakwa plans to call for an official probe into the operations of the embassy, requesting full disclosures from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.

His concerns form part of a broader campaign he has undertaken to expose what he describes as “systemic rot” in Ghana’s foreign missions, having previously raised similar red flags about the country’s embassy in Norway and other diplomatic properties abroad.

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The announcement has sparked interest among civil society groups and the Ghanaian diaspora in North America, many of whom have expressed frustration about poor communication and deteriorating services at the embassy.

Several Ghanaian citizens in the U.S. have supported Ablakwa’s call for transparency, citing bureaucratic delays and declining service quality in recent years.

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Parliament is expected to receive Ablakwa’s official statement and determine whether to refer the matter to the Foreign Affairs Committee for further investigation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has yet to issue an official response to the claims.