The Controller General Of Immigration, Kwame Asuah Takyi,(2nd from left) Ambassador Diana Acconcia and Marco Bordignon, Project Manager of ICMPD signing the MoU between ICMPD and GIS
A four year project aimed at improving border management and
security in Ghana by reducing irregular migration, human trafficking and
smuggling of goods and other cross border crimes has been launched in Accra.
The project dubbed, “Strengthening Border Security in Ghana” would
also ensure greater security for citizens and visitors while guaranteeing the
respect for rule of law and human rights standards by border management
authorities.
The project is funded by the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for
Africa (EUTF) and will be implemented by the International Centre for Migration
Policy Development (ICMPD)
Ambrose Dery the Minister of Interior who launched the project at the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Headquarters said the “Strengthening Border Security in Ghana Project” was coming at a very strategic time as the GIS strategic plan was in its initial phase of execution and required a boost for successful implementation.
This initiative, he claimed, was part of an overall support of the Government
of Ghana’s migration policy.
“Government will on its part continue to demonstrate its commitment
by providing resources to help relevant actors in migration management to achieve
their strategic objective,” the minister said.
Adding, he noted that this commitment was in consonance with the
overarching aim to secure and protect the rights of the citizenry as in the
Better Ghana Agenda.
Mr Dery acknowledged that the GIS over the years collaborated with
the European Union (EU) to implement very strategic projects, all directed at
effective management of migration in Ghana.
The Comptroller General of Immigration, Kwame Asuah Takyi in an
address, said the launch marked another milestone in the relationship between
the GIS and the EU, in the drive towards the fight against irregular migration.
“It is envisaged that the territorial integrity of the country will
be more enhanced through training and adaptation of effective border patrol
techniques and through the vigilance and professionalism of our officers and
men with the collaboration of their security agencies,” he said.
He expressed his gratitude to the project sponsors (EU) for being
reliable allies and for the continuous and immense support to the attainment of
effective migration management in Ghana.
EU Ambassador, Diana Acconcia, in a remark said the EU and Ghana had
a long standing and strong partnership in migration and security.
She said the project would also support the corporation between the
control authorities of neighboring countries in order to improve exchange of
data and information between border control authorities, reducing irregular
migration, smuggling of goods and other cross border crimes.
Marco Bordignon, Project Manager of International Centre for
Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) added that strengthening border security
in Ghana would contribute to the implementation of the GIS strategic plan and
was in continuity with a technical support started in 2015.
By Linda Tenyah-Ayettey
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