'We built it' - Samuel Jinapor criticises Mahama gov't over chip passport glory claim

Chip-embedded passport not creation of current govt  - Abdulai Jinapor

A ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs of Committee of Parliament, Samu­el A. Jinapor, has stated that the recently launched chip-embedded passport is not the creation of the current govern­ment. According to him, the previous government started the project and the current government could not take credit for it. “The project is the result of a multi-year process that started long before the current administration took office,” Mr Jinapor said …

Akufo-Addo Government Fully Executed Ghana’s Chip-Embedded Passport Project - Abu Jinapor

‎Samuel Abu Jinapor, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has clarified that the rollout of Ghana’s chip-embedded biometric passport is the product of thorough planning and execution by the Akufo-Addo administration, not the current government. ‎ ‎In a press statement dated May 6, 2025, Jinapor asserted that the programme was finalized before the Akufo-Addo government exited office on January 7, 2025. He described recent att…

NPP Claims Chip-Embedded Passport Rollout

The Minority Caucus on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament has issued a strong rebuttal to what it describes as misleading claims surrounding the nationwide rollout of Ghana’s chip-embedded passport. The Caucus strongly asserted that the project was fully conceptualised, implemented, and officially launched by the Akufo-Addo administration before it exited office in January 2025. In a detailed press statement signed by Hon. Samuel A. Jin…

Chip-embedded passport programme was fully executed by Akufo-Addo before leaving office – Abu Jinapor

By Josephine Kekeli The Ranking member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel A. Jinapor, has challenged claims surrounding the nationwide rollout of Ghana’s new chip-embedded passports, stating that the initiative was fully developed and executed under the Akufo-Addo administration. In a detailed statement released on Monday, May 6, 2025, Jinapor highlighted that the project, launched in its mass phase on April 28, 2025, was not an i…

'We built it' - Samuel Jinapor criticises Mahama gov't over chip passport glory claim

A Ranking Member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has criticised what he describes as an attempt by the John Mahama administration to take undue credit for the new chip-embedded passport programme. The former Lands Minister, who was a leading member of the Akufo-Addo administration, insists the biometric passport innovation — now being […] The post ‘We built it’ – Samuel Jinapor criticises Mahama gov’t over chip pas…