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Interior Minister Henry Quartey has issued a firm warning to immigration officials stationed at Kotoka International Airport, cautioning that any staff found assisting visitors would be promptly suspended from duty.<\/p>\n
The statement was made during Quartey\u2019s recent visit to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) headquarters in Accra.<\/p>\n
In his address, he emphasized the seriousness of such misconduct, labelling it as unprofessional, and urged officers to refrain from engaging in such actions.<\/p>\n
\u201cMen and women wear uniforms only to go and see off their friends at the Airport. They pull their bags right from the car, and walk through checking, walk them through immigration and even security points all the way.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you disembark you see them lined up waiting for their friends, they take their bags. I have told the CG to send a message to them that it has to stop with immediate effect, and I mean immediate effect.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will send plain clothes to go there, if an immigration officer is found around the arrival hall, or departure hall, engaging passengers please consider that you will be at home for a long time and that will be coming from me, not the CG. So, tell them,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
In addition, Mr Quartey urged the GIS officers to uphold professionalism, particularly in light of the upcoming 2024 general elections.<\/p>\n
He stressed the importance of the GIS\u2019s role in facilitating unbiased, free, and fair elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are seriously relying on you and please don\u2019t misquote me; we are relying on you to perform your professional duty as GIS before, during and after the elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must ensure free, fair and transparent elections. That is why I am saying if you want to do politics let us know so we can make an application for you to join a political party. So please all of you mind your uniform and work for Ghana our motherland,\u201d the Interior Minister stated.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, he emphasized the necessity for officers to maintain strict border control to deter the illegal entry of undocumented individuals.<\/p>\n\n
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