\n
The Ghana Police Service has assured organisers of the 2019 Year of
\nReturn (YOR) and the public of adequate security and protection as the nation
\nopens its gates for more visitors, including some 250 high-profile celebrities,
\nwho are coming to Ghana for the Yuletide.<\/p>\n
The Police Director of Operations, ACP Dr. Sayibu Pabi Gariba, who
\ngave the assurance, said measures had already been put in place to ensure the
\nsafety of visitors and citizens alike at the borders, airports and seaports of
\nthe country.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a stakeholders\u2019 meeting at the Ghana Tourism Authority
\nheadquarters in Accra, the police chief indicated that event organisers have
\nnothing to fear about the safety and security of their patrons.<\/p>\n
The organisers of this year\u2019s event had raised concerns about the
\nsecurity for the programme in which more than 20,000 people are expected to
\nattend.<\/p>\n
According to them, the Christmas celebration, coupled with the Year
\nof Return programme, would eventually increase the number of visitors into the country and, therefore, anticipated busy streets, especially
\nin Accra, during the holidays.<\/p>\n
They believe this situation could compromise the safety and security
\nof revelers, who have been invited for the programme.<\/p>\n
But the Police Director of Operation said the country had done
\nenough to ensure that venues, streets and other crowded areas are secure to
\nward off any eventuality.<\/p>\n
The Head of Protection at the National Security, Nadal Majdoub, also
\nsaid more plain-clothes national security operatives would be deployed as part
\nof the security arrangements at various centres to deal with security concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is important that we have the arrival schedules of any VIP for
\nus to know how to handle these arrivals,\u201d he indicated and added that security
\nbegins at the airport.<\/p>\n
The meeting was attended by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana
\nTourism Authority, Akwasi Agyeman; Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office
\nof the President and Chairman of Year of Return, Akwasi Ababio, and the Mayor
\nof Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah.<\/p>\n
Afrochella, Afro Nation, Polo Beach Club and Little Havana were
\namong some of the event organisers who were in attendance.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, as part of
\nthe 2019 Year of Return programme, has extended the Visa on Arrival process to
\nall travellers to encourage high patronage of the programme.<\/p>\n
The organisers have also slashed the fee down from $150.00 to $75.00. <\/p>\n
By Ernest Kofi Adu<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ghana Police Service has assured organisers of the 2019 Year of Return (YOR) and the public of adequate security and protection as the nation opens its gates for more visitors, including some 250 high-profile celebrities, who are coming to Ghana for the Yuletide. The Police Director of Operations, ACP Dr. Sayibu Pabi Gariba, who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":749189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-765810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n
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