She said six Ghana Diplomatic Missions abroad currently issue biometric passports to Ghanaians in their respective jurisdictions including countries of concurrent accreditation. "In the long term, all Ghana Missions abroad will be made to process biometric passports with regional printing hubs located in various regions," she stated. "The Bank of Ghana and other collaborators such as the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) have also assisted the Passport Office by providing some computers and other equipment for its operations." On extending the validity of passports, Madam Botchway said: "As part of measures to reduce the frequency at which Ghanaians apply for passports, the validity of Ghana passports has been extended from five years to 10 years". She said comparative analysis of the cost of passports in the ECOWAS region shows that Ghana charges the least for its passports, far below the regional average.

Source: GhanaWeb May 23, 2019 16:41 UTC