{"id":663542,"date":"2019-07-24T17:58:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T17:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p><strong>The honoured personnel pose with the CGI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nComptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi last Monday\nhonoured five distinguished officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at\na ceremony a"},"modified":"2019-07-24T17:58:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T17:58:59","slug":"gis-chief-honours-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/24\/gis-chief-honours-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"GIS Chief Honours Officers &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The honoured personnel pose with the CGI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nComptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi last Monday<br \/>\nhonoured five distinguished officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at<br \/>\na ceremony at its National Headquarters in Accra for their dedication to duty.<\/p>\n<p>Four of<br \/>\nthe honoured Officers on 8<sup>th<\/sup> of July, 2019 intercepted volumes of<br \/>\npetroleum products being smuggled through an unapproved route along the borders<br \/>\nof Akanu in the Volta Region while the other Officer ensures environmental<br \/>\ncleanliness in and around the National Headquarters of the GIS. <\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nImmigration Officers include the Akanu Sector Commander, Chief Superintendent<br \/>\nGodson Attobrah and Officer-In-Charge of Grounds, Assistant Superintendent<br \/>\nAugustus Okyere. The rest are Inspector Samuel Ampofo, Assistant Inspector Kofi<br \/>\nAsante and Assistant Immigration Control Officer 1 Israel Gidisu. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking<br \/>\nat the ceremony, Mr. Takyi extolled the Officers for their bravery, patriotism<br \/>\nand dedication to duty. He noted that the commendation given to the leadership<br \/>\nof the Service by the State should trickle down to the Officers who were in the<br \/>\nthick of affairs.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWhen the glory<br \/>\ncomes, it usually goes to the leaders. The glory should go to the Officers<br \/>\ntoo\u201d, he said. \u201cThey could have taken money and allowed them to go\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>The CGI<br \/>\nindicated that Management recognizes the effort of the Officers, hence, the<br \/>\nceremony to show their appreciation to them. \u201cManagement and I recognize what<br \/>\nyou have done and gives you this token to show our appreciation\u201d, he said.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nDeputy Comptroller-General in-Charge of Finance and Administration, Mrs. Judith<br \/>\nDzokoto-Lomoh expressed gratitude to the Officers for not only being friendly<br \/>\nbut vigilant at the frontiers. <\/p>\n<p>She<br \/>\ncommended them for their dedication and show of professionalism and encouraged<br \/>\nthem to do more. \u201cMore grease to your elbow\u201d, she added.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.<br \/>\nDzokoto-Lomoh explained that they were being honoured for other Officers to<br \/>\nknow their good deeds to be emulated.<\/p>\n<p>On his<br \/>\npart, the Deputy Comptroller-General in-charge of Command Post and Operations,<br \/>\nMr. Laud Kwesi Affrifah noted that there was the urgent need to resource the<br \/>\nBorder Patrol Unit of the Service and explained that a well-resourced Border<br \/>\nPatrol Unit would go a long way to curb the leakages of resources.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>They<br \/>\nwere presented with a certificate, undisclosed amount of money and a plaque<br \/>\neach by the CGI, Deputy Comptroller-Generals and the Head of Border Management<br \/>\nDepartment, Commissioner Isaac Owusu Mensah.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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