See list of 701 diplomatic, service passports cancelled because holders failed to return them
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has cancelled 701 diplomatic and service passports because the holders failed to return them as directed.The cancellation takes effect from May 6, 2025. They are made up of 341 diplomatic and 360 service passports.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in January 2025 directed a recall of all Diplomatic and Service Passports issued during the previous administration, specifically naming a broad range of former officials and other individuals required to return their travel documents. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs named the bearers of such passports as former ministers and their spouses, former Members of Parliament across all political affiliations, retired Justices of the Superior and Lower Courts, former Regional Ministers, Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives, Chief Executive Officers of state institutions, chairs, and members of boards, officials of the National Cathedral Project, former Political Ambassadors and […]