The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced a nationwide demonstration on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to demand the dismissal of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and investigations into controversies surrounding an evacuation exercise and the issuance of passports.
The protest, dubbed “Y3gye y3 Sika (to wit, We Are Taking Our Money), is intended to press the government for greater accountability over public expenditure on the evacuation and the issuance of diplomatic and service passports.
Speaking at a press conference at the party’s headquarters at Asylum Down in Accra** today, NPP’s National Youth Organiser, Abanga Fuseini Yakubu, called on party supporters and other Ghanaians to participate in the demonstration.
He lamented that public money belongs to the people, so do the official documents of the Republic and ministers hold them in trust, and when the trust is abused, it is the people who must rise and demand accountability.
He therefore accused the minister of wrongdoing in connection with the matters, but stressed that the allegations require investigation and should not be treated as established findings.
He however said the demonstrators would assemble at 6:00 a.m. at Villaggio, near the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange and opposite Accra Mall.
The planned route will include a stop at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before ending at Jubilee House, the seat of government.
He urged the party’s youth organisers, constituency and polling station executives, women’s groups and other supporters to mobilise for the protest.
He also called for a peaceful demonstration, saying participants should remain disciplined and act within the law.
He added that the party would continue to demand answers until the issues were addressed.
Background
The planned protest follows weeks of public debate over an evacuation exercise from South Africa and alleged irregularities in the issuance of diplomatic and service passports, issues which have generated widespread public commentary and calls for accountability from civil society and opposition parties.
By Sampson Kumah Ifeetwube Elvis
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