Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has taken delivery of 20 desktop computers and a multipurpose photocopier to equip its operations room and other offices at the Regional Headquarters of the Greater Accra Regional Command (GARC).
The donation follows a request the Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi, made to the Ministry of the Interior to ensure a well functioning operations room of the GARC in order to effectively combat migrant crimes in the region.
The computers and the photocopier were made available to the GIS by a philanthropist through the Ministry of the Interior as part of efforts aimed at retooling the GIS by the government.
Handing over the items to the GIS, the Deputy Minister for the Interior, Henry Quartey, who is also a Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso Central Constituency, reiterated the commitment of President Akufo-Addo to retool the security services.
“The role of GIS as the first line of defence at the frontiers means it needs to be resourced and empowered to provide effective and efficient migration management in the country,” he added.
The deputy minister lauded the management of the service for the tangible transformation the GIS was experiencing as a result of exemplary leadership. He also commended officers of the GARC for their clean and tidy appearance and for staying at post when he paid an unannounced visit to the command with the CGI.
He indicated that officers of the GIS would soon be serving at Ghana’s Diplomatic Missions abroad to issue visas, as this was in line with international best practices.
The MP urged the officers to attach professionalism to their work, hoping that the support given by the government would motivate them to work harder so that the GIS would take its place and do what was expected of it.
Mr. Takyi expressed his gratitude to the ministry and admonished personnel at the GARC to take proper care of the computers and ensure good maintenance culture when refurbishment of the Regional Headquarters was completed.