The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has taken delivery of 35 vehicles and 20 motorcycles to enhance its operations.
The vehicles which included 10 Toyota Hilux Pick-Ups, 25 Honda four wheel All-Terrain-Vehicles (ATV) and 20 Honda motorcycles were made available by the Government of Ghana as part of efforts at equipping the Service with the necessary logistics to combat cross border crimes and irregular migration.
The provision of these vehicles fits into the Service’s vision of restructuring, revamping and retooling its Border Patrol Unit to effectively patrol the borders and ensure security.
Receiving the keys to the vehicles and motorcycles, the Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration in-charge of Operations and Command Post (DCG/OPs & CP), Mr. Laud Affrifah, indicated that they would be distributed to the various border posts of the Service to intensify surveillance and patrolling of the borders as well as enhance GIS visibility at the frontiers.
He said that the vehicles and motorcycles would significantly contribute to the fight against illegal entries and cross border crimes. He reminded border patrol personnel who would be using the vehicles to take good care of them and ensure their regular servicing.
“Already, Management of the Service has directed all Commands to strengthen security checks at the borders and ensure due diligence,” he noted.
He added “if we are able to effectively deter and prevent miscreants and other illegitimate migrants from entering the country, the nation’s crime issues would be more than half resolved.”
Source: Raymond Baxey/ghanaweb
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You're absolutely right! Last year I went for a Yellow Fever injection at Ho to the Ministry of Health offices. They had only one vehicle running and the Regional Director had taken it to Accra for some programme. But there were at least 15 broken down pickups of various ages in their yard, some were the newer types from 2013/14. They were just rotting there. And I bet you they will be written off soon and new ones procured and these same people will misuse them again and park them down after six months. Our government workers are too lax with equipment! I drive a car that is 26 years old, but is better taken care of than every single one of the MoH pick-ups I saw there.
If you visit the yards of government agencies that is where you see where vehicles procured for government INSTITUTIONS end up......Lack of proper care and maintenance......they misuse the cars and even in the process of REPAIRING THE CARS.....THE BOSSES OF THOSE AGENCIES AND THEIR SUBORDINATES INFLATE THE COST OF REPAIRS......GHANA IS DOOMED