The Comptroller General of Immigration travels to northern Ghana and crosses the border

The Comptroller General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Kwame Asuah-Takyi, has begun a nine-day visit and a working visit to some GIS facilities in the North, Upper West and Savannah regions. newly created.

The tour began on July 30 and is expected to end on August 7.

When visiting the regions, the Comptroller General of Immigration (CGI) would follow approved and unapproved routes along the borders with Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo in these regions.

This tour became necessary at a time when the Service deployed a second group of border patrol officers trained for the "fist of conquering the operation" currently underway around the borders in the north of the country.

The operation, which has been ongoing since June of this year, is part of the government's efforts through GIS and other security agencies to enhance border security in these areas of the country.

CGI's tour is therefore imperative to gather first-hand information on border activities and keep abad of operational challenges.

The places reserved for the visit include the GIS offices in Bole, Nandom, Lawra, Wa, Damongo, Tumu and Hamile. Unapproved routes identified along the borders at Sawla Kalba, Saru, Vouvou, Kupulima, Gwollu, Fiemon, Kokoligu, Chache, Taglayiri, Kalba, Lawra, Dabor, Maase, Wecheau, Talawo Naa would also be visited.

In total, approximately 25 identified locations including border posts, regional offices and GIS offices as well as several unapproved routes should be visited by the CGI.

As part of the visit, the CGI would also be making a courtesy call to Wa Naa and other government officials.

At the same time and as part of the working visit, Her Excellency Alicia Rico Pérez Del Pulgar, Comptroller General of Immigration, accompanied by the Ambbadador of Spain to Ghana, and the Minister of the Northern Region, would create a center for ultra modern migration information (MIC) funded by the Spanish Embbady in Tamale.

The opening of Tamale MIC aims to provide accurate travel information and educate the general public and potential migrants about the security of migration.

The Comptroller General of Immigration is accompanied by the Chief Personnel Officer, the Chief Superintendent of Immigration, Lawrence Agyei Agyapong, the Chief of Protocol for the GIS, the Deputy Superintendent of Immigration, and the Chief Superintendent of Immigration. Immigration, Linda Asare-Mantey, and the public relations officer. for the Ashanti region, Deputy Superintendent of Immigration (ASI), Gifty Amgborme.

The Comptroller General of Immigration is expected to return to Accra on August 8, 2019.