The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected what it considers an inadequate government response to the alleged visa fraud involving the National Sports Authority (NSA), the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), the Ministry of Sports and Recreation and private company Tribe Culture Fest.
The party is demanding decisive action on the allegations, insisting that the suspension of the NSA’s Director-General cannot substitute for a thorough investigation.
The National Communications Director, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, made the position clear at a press conference, where he endorsed concerns raised by the Minority in Parliament over documents presented by the Ranking Member on the Youth and Sports Committee, Honourable Vincent Assafuah.
The NPP contends that the allegations warrant answers from the institutions involved, rather than what Mr Aboagye characterised as “a public relations exercise by the Sports Ministry.”
“The NPP says this, and we say it clearly, and we say this without any equivocation, this is not over. It cannot be allowed to be over, and the Ghanaian people will not accept any cover-up dressed as co-operation.”
Dennis Miracles Aboagye
The Minority’s presented a 49-page document on October 7, 2026, which allegedly records how the names, letterheads and credibility of public institutions were used to present people who were not employees as applicants for visas to the United States and Canada. The NPP has thrown its weight behind the Minority’s call for a probe, urging the government to address the allegations and establish accountability.
Turning to the institutional responses, the Communications Director criticised the Sports Ministry for “a defence of the minister instead of a substantive explanation of the issues raised.” He also questioned the Ghana Tourism Authority’s blanket denial and argued that the suspension of one official would leave wider questions unanswered.
The party’s position is that the allegations extend beyond the conduct of an individual and require scrutiny of the processes through which applicants were presented to foreign embassies. Accordingly, it wants the government to address the documentary evidence cited by the Minority and explain the involvement of the institutions named in the allegations.
Mr Aboagye further argued that the government’s response must be assessed against the records presented, including correspondence and arrangements allegedly involving public officers. He contended that the matter has implications for the credibility of public institutions and Ghana’s standing with foreign diplomatic missions.
NPP Cites Records In Visa Fraud Allegations Against Officials
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) cited agreements, official correspondence and alleged payments as evidence warranting investigation into a visa controversy involving the National Sports Authority (NSA), the Ghana Tourism Authority, the Ministry of Sports and Recreation and private company Tribe Quest Harvest.
The party’s National Communications Director, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, outlined a series of records which he contended raised questions about the identities and employment positions presented to foreign embassies.
Referring to the 49-page document submitted by the Minority, he alleged that the paper details how individuals who were not public-sector employees were presented as personnel of public institutions during visa applications. He argued that the documentary trail deserves examination by investigators rather than being addressed through institutional denials.
“To remind the Ghanaian people that these issues are issues that have been placed on record with back documents, these are not rumors, they are letters, emails, MOUs, and lists bearing names and signatures of public officers who are supposed to be working in the interest of the Republic.”
Dennis Miracles Aboagye
Among the records he cited was a memorandum of understanding dated June 2, 2025, which allegedly granted Tribe Quest Harvest exclusive operational access to NSA facilities. He also referred to a supplementary arrangement dated January 19, 2026, under which the authority allegedly agreed to pay the company US$3,000 for each United States visa application and US$2,000 for each Canadian application, regardless of whether a visa was granted.
The Communications Director further pointed to an email dated January 28, 2026, which allegedly introduced 22 people to the US Embassy as NSA staff. According to his account, some of the positions listed, including a board secretary and procurement officers, did not correspond with the authority’s actual staffing arrangements.
Mr Aboagye also cited correspondence from March 18, 2026, when the US Embassy’s fraud prevention unit reportedly queried four applicants whose stated positions it could not verify. He alleged that the NSA subsequently supplied letters confirming their appointments, a matter he argued required further scrutiny.
On the Canadian applications, the NPP representative referred to a list of 102 names submitted by the NSA’s Director-General on June 8, 2026, claiming only 15 had been verified as authority personnel. He further alleged that applicants paid between US$8,000 and US$14,000, with one person reportedly paying US$20,000.
