{
  "id": 14415606,
  "title": "On what basis didn’t I qualify? I had service passport since I was Deputy NSA boss – Nana B to Ablakwa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/on-what-basis-didnt-i-qualify-i-had-service-passport-since-i-was",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T09:41:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/on-what-basis-didnt-i-qualify-i-had-service-passport-since-i-was-deputy-nsa-boss-nana-b-to-ablakwa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nana B, the National Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, questioned the rationale behind Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa's assertion that he was ineligible for a service passport. Speaking on Adom FM's Dwaso Nsem, Nana B, who had previously held the position of Deputy Director at the National Service Authority and served as chairman of the Buffer Stock Company, argued that his status as a holder of a service passport since his tenure as Deputy NSA boss should be the basis for its legitimacy. He inquired about the specific grounds on which Minister Ablakwa questioned his eligibility. Nana B also doubted the notion that a Member of Parliament could exert undue pressure on a minister, specifically in his case, and questioned how such influence could have been exerted on his behalf. He further posed the query regarding the authority an opposition party official, who had lost an election, would have to demand the retention of his service passport. Nana B criticized the Majority Caucus in Parliament for displaying his biographical data page from his service passport, which he claimed was in the custody of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.",
  "summary": "New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Vice Chairman Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has questioned the basis on which Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa challenged his eligibility to hold a service passport. Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Mr Boakye said he had held a service passport since his […]",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Majority accuses Asafo-Adjaye of targeting Ablakwa over service passport request",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/majority-accuses-asafo-adjaye-of-targeting-ablakwa-over-service",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:52:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Majority in US say Trump prioritises personal wealth over all else: Poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/majority-in-us-say-trump-prioritises-personal-wealth-over-all-else",
        "published": "2026-10-13T16:07:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Poll: Majority of Americans say Trump prioritizes his personal financial interests over U.S. as a whole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/poll-majority-of-americans-say-trump-prioritizes-his-personal",
        "published": "2026-10-13T16:30:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Majority accuses Minority of ‘personal attacks’ on Ablakwa over refusal to grant Nana B service passport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/majority-accuses-minority-of-personal-attacks-on-ablakwa-over-refusal",
        "published": "2026-10-13T18:06:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Nana B denies seeking passport favour, accuses Ablakwa of failing to account for GH¢16.4m",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/nana-b-denies-seeking-passport-favour-accuses-ablakwa-of-failing-to",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:02:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}