Mr Amoah highlighted the current inconvenience faced by residents who are required to travel long distances to Kumasi or Takoradi for biometric data collection, which is a necessary step in the passport application process. He emphasized that this cumbersome process could be alleviated by setting up a passport application centre within the region, especially considering the presence of immigration service offices already established there.
The appeal was made during a courtesy call by officials from the Ministry to the Regional Coordinating Council, preceding a sensitization workshop on Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocols aimed at achieving vision 2050.
In response to Mr Amoah's appeal, Mrs Perpetua Dufu, Coordinating Director of Multilateral and International Organizations at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, assured that efforts would be made to advocate for the establishment of a passport application centre in the Western North Region.
Investigations by the Ghana News Agency revealed that residents from the nine districts in the region currently have to travel to Kumasi, Takoradi, or Sunyani to access passport application centre services. This underscores the pressing need for a more accessible solution to cater to the passport needs of the region's residents.