Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced the cancellation of two controversial transactions initiated by the previous Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration to sell Ghanaian diplomatic properties in Nigeria and Zambia.

In a post on his X account on Saturday, March 29, Mr. Ablakwa emphasised that the decision had the full backing of President John Dramani Mahama.

Yesterday, I informed Parliament that with the full backing of President Mahama, we have cancelled two transactions initiated by the previous Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government to sell Ghanaian diplomatic properties in Nigeria and Zambia," he noted.

The minister revealed that determined efforts are in progress to retrieve an illegal part-payment made in one of the transactions. He assured Ghanaians that those behind the deal, who are currently on the run, would be found and held accountable.

“We mean it when we say no diplomatic property belonging to the people of Ghana would be sold under our watch,” he stated firmly.

Yesterday I informed Parliament that with the full backing of President Mahama, we have cancelled two transactions initiated by the previous Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government to sell Ghanaian diplomatic properties in Nigeria and Zambia.

Determined efforts are underway to retrieve… pic.twitter.com/PSTUGZfHJL

— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) March 29, 2025

Mr. Ablakwa further warned that no diplomatic property, whether in Ghana or across Ghana’s 71 diplomatic missions abroad, would be available for sale under the current administration.

“The principles of ORAL (Operation Recover All Loots), strict abhorrence for State Capture, and the national interest shall continue to guide our decisions,” he affirmed.