Ablakwa has no supernatural powers to stop public servants from committing crimes – Kabila

NDC Deputy National Organiser aspirant Matthias Kabila has defended Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa over the diplomatic and service passport controversy, insisting that the minister has taken steps to address the alleged wrongdoing since the issue emerged.

Kabila argued that Ablakwa should not be blamed for criminal activities allegedly committed by public servants at the ministry, stressing that the minister’s response after the offences were detected should be the basis for criticism.

He also dismissed suggestions that Ablakwa should personally chair a committee investigating the matter, explaining that the minister oversees institutions that have been accused of wrongdoing and should therefore not lead the probe.

He further disclosed that two individuals had been interdicted, the service passports under investigation had been withdrawn, and diplomatic missions across the world had been informed that the passports were no longer valid.

Kabila questioned why Ablakwa continued to face criticism despite these interventions, arguing that the minister did not have supernatural powers to prevent public servants from engaging in criminal activities.

“He doesn’t have any supernatural powers to exercise criminality from the minds of public servants that work with the ministry. But when the crime is detected, what is done about it or what is not done about it should be the basis of the accusation,” he said on Joy News.

He also criticised the opposition NPP’s handling of the controversy, although the available portion of his remarks ends as he begins discussing the party’s search for scandals since January 2025.