The honoured personnel pose with the CGI
The
Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi last Monday
honoured five distinguished officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at
a ceremony at its National Headquarters in Accra for their dedication to duty.
Four of
the honoured Officers on 8th of July, 2019 intercepted volumes of
petroleum products being smuggled through an unapproved route along the borders
of Akanu in the Volta Region while the other Officer ensures environmental
cleanliness in and around the National Headquarters of the GIS.
The
Immigration Officers include the Akanu Sector Commander, Chief Superintendent
Godson Attobrah and Officer-In-Charge of Grounds, Assistant Superintendent
Augustus Okyere. The rest are Inspector Samuel Ampofo, Assistant Inspector Kofi
Asante and Assistant Immigration Control Officer 1 Israel Gidisu.
Speaking
at the ceremony, Mr. Takyi extolled the Officers for their bravery, patriotism
and dedication to duty. He noted that the commendation given to the leadership
of the Service by the State should trickle down to the Officers who were in the
thick of affairs. “When the glory
comes, it usually goes to the leaders. The glory should go to the Officers
too”, he said. “They could have taken money and allowed them to go” he added.
The CGI
indicated that Management recognizes the effort of the Officers, hence, the
ceremony to show their appreciation to them. “Management and I recognize what
you have done and gives you this token to show our appreciation”, he said.
The
Deputy Comptroller-General in-Charge of Finance and Administration, Mrs. Judith
Dzokoto-Lomoh expressed gratitude to the Officers for not only being friendly
but vigilant at the frontiers.
She
commended them for their dedication and show of professionalism and encouraged
them to do more. “More grease to your elbow”, she added.
Mrs.
Dzokoto-Lomoh explained that they were being honoured for other Officers to
know their good deeds to be emulated.
On his
part, the Deputy Comptroller-General in-charge of Command Post and Operations,
Mr. Laud Kwesi Affrifah noted that there was the urgent need to resource the
Border Patrol Unit of the Service and explained that a well-resourced Border
Patrol Unit would go a long way to curb the leakages of resources.
They
were presented with a certificate, undisclosed amount of money and a plaque
each by the CGI, Deputy Comptroller-Generals and the Head of Border Management
Department, Commissioner Isaac Owusu Mensah.
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