No Contract Breach, No Judgement Debt in Ghana’s E-Visa Rollout – Ablakwa
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has dismissed claims that the government has breached an existing agreement in the rollout of Ghana’s new e-Visa system, insisting that no other contract exists.
According to him, concerns circulating on social media suggesting a potential breach of contract and possible exposure to judgement debt are unfounded.
Speaking at the launch of the e-Visa portal platform on Monday, May 25, 2026, the foreign affairs minister said government checks had confirmed that there was no existing e-visa contract that could be violated.
“So let me emphasise, this morning there has been quite some debate on social media that there was some visa, e-visa contract which we are not respecting, and that there could be judgement debt and all of that. Let me allay the fears of the people of Ghana that there is no such existing e-visa contract; nothing of the sort exists,” he said.
He explained that consultations with legal authorities, including the attorney general, had clarified the distinction between a previous machine-readable visa sticker arrangement and the new e-visa system.
“We’ve checked through the files; our director of legal is here. Indeed, the Minister of the Interior also wrote to the Attorney General to find out if there was any such contract and to also present to the Attorney General for analysis the machine-readable contract which existed and that is for visa stickers. And the attorney general's opinion is that that does not represent an e-visa arrangement,” he stated.
He added that the earlier arrangement was fundamentally different from the current digital platform being introduced.
“The machine-readable contract is different from an e-visa system. And so let me assure the public that there will be no judgement debt; no contract has been cancelled anywhere, and we do not have any issues at all so far as contracting is concerned,” he said.
Mr. Ablakwa further clarified that the new system is being implemented under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement, with no direct financial burden on taxpayers.
“It’s a PPP arrangement. And the beauty of this arrangement is that taxpayers have not been burdened. The private partner is setting up the system, of course, under the supervision of the Ministry of Communications, NITA, and the Cyber Security Authority. So they are investing, and that is how they will recoup their investment over a long period,” he explained.
He said the structure ensures that the government does not incur upfront costs while still modernising visa processing systems to improve efficiency and security.
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