GHOne Journalist Slams Okudzeto Ablakwa on Live TV Over Move To Issue IShowSpeed a Ghanaian Passport
- Ghanaian journalist Lily Mohammed has stirred controversy with her comments about IShowSpeed’s trip to Ghana
- She strongly objected to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' decision to issue a Ghanaian passport to the 21-year-old
- Social media users who took to the comments section of the video have shared varied opinions on the statement by Lily Mohammed
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Lily Mohammed, an award-winning journalist, has lashed out at Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in the wake of IShowSpeed’s visit to the country.
This comes after the minister, on Monday, January 26, 2026, announced that the 21-year-old would be issued a Ghanaian passport.
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The host of GH Today on GHOne TV, on Wednesday, January 27, reacting to the move, lashed out at the minister for the decision.
Describing the minister as being unserious, Lily Mohammed questioned the rationale behind the decision to issue IShowSpeed a passport.
“I must add my two cents to it. Let’s get serious as a country. We like this country; we need to be serious.Then the person comes to Ghana for a day or two and then you shove the Ghanaian passport into the person’s hands. Wonyɛ serious? Wonyɛ serious?"
"Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, you were somebody that we had high expectations of. You shove a Ghanaian passport into the hands of somebody who comes, who is streaming, who is embarking on his own personal thing.”
She questioned what IShowSpeed had done to merit a Ghanaian passport, adding that acclaimed Ghanaian YouTuber Wode Maya has been projecting Ghana and Africa to the world but has never been issued an American passport for his work.
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“You’ve given him a Ghanaian passport. For what achievement? What has he done for Ghana that he’s come to sit on our jollof?
"And the moment he steps on the jollof and walks away, Ghanaians jump on that jollof and eat from the jollof that he sat on. Wonye serious with the greatest of respect, let’s put some value on our passport. Let’s put some value on this country.So anybody who walks into Ghana, ‘Oh, I’m putting Ghana on the map,’ and every minute you shove them a Ghanaian passport. Meanwhile, Ghanaians are queuing for passports.”
She concluded by saying IShowSpeed has projected Ghana to the world, but rewarding that with a Ghanaian passport is wrong.
“I think he needs a pat on the back. However, to give him a Ghanaian passport,what has he done to deserve it? Let’s get serious in this country. For real, let’s get serious.”
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Peeps react to Lily Mohammed’s comment
Social media commentators who thronged the comment section of the video shared varied opinions on the comments made by Lily Mohammed.
Kwadwo Boateng Collins reacted:
"The minister said, per the conversation Wode Maya has had with him behind the scenes, the ministry has agreed to offer him a Ghanaian passport. Meaning there had been an extensive deliberation on it."
Supa Burniton GH indicated:
"Were you in this country before a video clip was shot in the President's residency?"
Nigerian hails Ghana’s reception of IShowSpeed
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a Nigeria-based content creator on TikTok, Omo Baba, has praised Ghanaians for the impressive reception given to IShowSpeed.
In a video, he commended the Ghanaian streaming community for organising an impressive list of activities to welcome the famous streamer and rapper.
Source: YEN.com.gh
