Ghana Mission in Washington D.C, Closed Down

Ghana’s embassy in Washington, D.C. has been closed down temporarily to allow for investigations into alleged corrupt practices carried out by a staff of the embassy.

The corrupt practices, including illegal extra charges, which had been occurring for nearly five years, were uncovered by a special audit team who assembled a few months ago to investigate alleged corrupt practices at the embassy.

A statement issued yesterday under the hand of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto…