The Ghana Embassy’s contract with Travel Ghana/Secure Data Center in 2023 has raised questions about the labeling of charges collected by the courier company. Mr. Ablakwa questioned why these charges were referred to as “fruit of corruption.” The contract outlines services provided by TG/SDC, including handling passport and visa applications. Applicants pay required fees for travel visas and Ghana passport renewals, with no payments made by the Embassy of Ghana to TG/SDC. Ablakwa’s inquiry suggests that similar services provided by VFS in Ghana or DHL to embassies in Ghana are not free, raising questions about the purpose of the embassy’s characterization of the charges. The controversy highlights the need for transparency and clarity in the embassy’s dealings with courier companies and the fees associated with their services. According US based news portal ghanatalk.com the is making genuine contract look signed with the embassy look like corrupt heaven so that he can terminate it. Our investigation revealed that the Minister is only interested with the money the courier company is getting but not the expenses. The question is has the company corrupted, overcharged or abuse the contract? The answer is no. The Minister just want to paint the company bad so that he can abrogate the contract.
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A company involved in the Washington embassy contract has reportedly generated over $4.8 million in annual revenue. The details of the revenue and its implications are subject to further clarification.