Reggae and dancehall star Shatta Wale has congratulated his friend and YouTuber Wode Maya on earning a diplomatic passport.
On Wednesday, 17 September 2025, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration during the media of the Diaspora Summit honoured Wode Maya alongside businesswoman Dentaa Amoateng MBE, Grammy-Nominee Rocky Dawuni, artist Ibrahim Mahama and broadcaster Anita Erskine with diplomatic passports for their incredible works that project Ghana globally.
The diplomatic passports are part of a targeted strategy to expand Ghana’s diplomatic arsenal by giving prominent cultural ambassadors the authority to promote trade, tourism, cultural interaction, and Ghana’s soft-power interests overseas, according to the information provided. The honourees’ combined profiles—global networks, broadcast impact, creative fame, internet reach, and cultural entrepreneurship—are meant to increase Ghana’s.
Congratulating the YouTuber in a Facebook post, the dancehall act satirically asked him to tell the Foreign Affairs Minister to grant him a diplomatic passport.
He wrote ”Congrats Wode Maya pls tell Honourable I also need one ok.”
Meanwhile, Wode Maya reacting to the honour also wrote on Facebook ”We’ve been on this incredible journey showcasing Ghana and the African continent to the world and
never in my wildest dreams did I think a proud village boy like me would be holding a Diplomatic Passport. I’m truly humbled and deeply grateful to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ghana . From today, don’t just call me Maya call me His Excellency . If you see me at the airport, please—no more “bro, bro”… it’s now “Your Excellency, Maya”
THANK YOU AMA GHANA”
