NPP announces November 3 ‘Y3gye y3 Sika’ protest over South Africa evacuation and passport controversies

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced a nationwide demonstration on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to demand the dismissal of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and investigations into controversies surrounding an evacuation exercise and the issuance of passports. The protest, dubbed “Y3gye y3 sika” (Our Money), is intended to press the government for greater accountability over public expenditure on the evacuation and the issuance of diplomatic and service passports. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, October 29, the NPP’s National Youth Organiser, Abanga Fuseini Yakubu, called on party supporters and other Ghanaians to participate in the demonstration. “The public money belongs to the people, so do the official documents of the Republic. The ministers hold them in trust, and when the trust is abused, it is the people who must rise and demand accountability,” he said. The NPP has accused the minister of wrongdoing in connection with the matters, but the allegations require investigation and should not be treated as established findings.