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Gov't will expedite action on migration to chip-embedded passports: Botchwey
The new chip-embedded passport was announced to be issued to Ghanaians in 2017 by the then Foreign Minister, Hanna Tetteh.
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The upgraded passport will replace the current biometric passport.
Procurement processes to build up the infrastructure across all ten regions in Ghana for the exercise to start began in 2016.
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Appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Monday, President Nana Akufo-Addo's pick for Foreign Affairs Minister assured the country that she will expedite action on the migration process.
She said: “…Of course, this is a process that did not come to a completion, but I will assure the house that I will do everything within my power to expedite it.
"I need to look at it again, and ensure that everything is okay. I know that the process went as far as to the central tender board, but in making sure that everything is okay, also appreciate the fact that we need to migrate from biometric passport to chip embedded passport, which will make it very easy for everyone of us in terms of security.”
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