Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has advised holders of the new chip-embedded passports to avoid presenting them for anointing rituals, warning that applying oil to the passports could cause irreversible damage.
He made the call during the official rollout of the upgraded passport system in Accra.
The new chip-embedded passports, designed to meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards, are equipped with delicate electronic components that must be protected from substances
