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GHANA IMMIGRATION SERVICE
IGhana Immigration Service Annual Report, 2014 | Compiled by the PPME UnitGhana Immigration Service Annual Report, 2014 | Compiled by the PPME Unit
Executive Summary
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), in 2014, strengthened its Operational and Administrative undertakings, with the aim of elevating the status of the Service to an internationally recognized Immigration Service with the capacity to respond effectively to the growing challenges of migration. The Service also worked to position itself as a critical conduit in the security and intelligence community, both in Ghana and abroad, during the year under review. In so doing, the Management of the Service, offered continuous support to the key operational and administrative Departments, Units and Sections, providing intelligence to key agencies in the management of security in the country.
As you are aware, the traditional mandate of the GIS is to operate fair but firm immigration controls that regulate and facilitate the movement of people through Ghana’s borders, and operate efficient and effective residence, visitors’ and work permit systems. It is pertinent to mention that this mandate has been enhanced through the creation of several administrative and operational Departments, Sections and Unit to support the work of the GIS.
As a significant member of the international migration community, the Ghana Immigration Service has relentlessly taken a hard line against irregular migration and executed its mandate with professionalism.
Current statistics show considerable improvement in our work processes over the years. This is evidenced in the noticeable improvement recorded in the turn-around time for processing some categories of permits. For instance, the turn- around time for processing Work Permits, Emergency Entry Visa, Re- entry among others recorded marginal improvement over the period.
With reference to embarkation and disembarkation, a total of Eight Hundred and Thirty-Three Thousand, Four Hundred and Thirty-Two (833,432) arrivals and Eight Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty-Six (875,936) departures were recorded in the year, indicating decreases of 4.34% and 2.27% respectively over the same period last year.
The Service, taking cognizance of the fact that human resource development is critical for the effective and efficient functioning of the Service continues to offer capacity building programmes to all ranks of staff. In all, a total of Three Hundred and Eighteen (318) Officers and Men were sponsored to undertake targeted training in different disciplines during the period under review. During the same period, Nine Hundred and Fifty-Two (952) Junior ranks were promoted to various ranks.
As part of the Service’s commitment to provide Officers and Men with the needed work tools, contracts were awarded for the procurement of uniforms, accessories and equipment, some of which were successfully executed within the year, 2014.
Within the reporting period, the Service effectively engaged the media and successfully rolled out series of documentaries to educate the general public on the activities of the Service and also educate them on the need to embark on safe migration.
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Executive Summary - contd.
The Service continues to collaborate with its strategic stakeholders in the management of migration in Ghana. Through this collaborative approach, the Service is presently implementing the Ghana Integrated Migration Management Approach (GIMMA) Project which looks at strengthening the institutional capacity of the Service to effectively manage Migration. The Project is sponsored by the European Union and it is jointly being implemented by the GIS and the IOM.
The Legal Unit of the GIS, in consultation with selected Officers have, within the year, successfully reviewed a draft Bill for the repeal of the Immigration Service Act, 1989 (PNDC Law 226) and also finalised the drafting of the Service Regulations. Both draft documents have since been reviewed by the Attorney-General’s Department. A Cabinet Memorandum was subsequently submitted through the Ministry of the Interior to Cabinet for consideration. On December 18, 2014, Cabinet approved the Memorandum and same has been forwarded to the Attorney-General’s Department for further necessary action.
Inadequate budgetary allocation to the Service remains a big challenge. In 2014, the Ghana Immigration Service submitted a budgetary proposal of Ninety-Seven Million, Six Hundred and Forty-Nine Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirty Ghana Cedis, Twenty-Six Pesewas (GHs 97,649,230.26) to the Ministry of Finance through the Sector Ministry. However, Eighty-Five Million and Sixty-Six Thousand, Three Hundred and Seventy-Three Ghana Cedis, Eighty-Six Pesewas (GH¢85,066,373.86), including Assets, Goods and Services, was approved. Yet, Eighty-One Million, Seven Hundred and Ninety Thousand, Four Hundred and Forty-One Ghana Cedis, Ninety-Two Pesewas (GH¢81,790,414.92) was received for employees’ compensation, which represents about 83.76% of the total proposed budget for the period under review. As of the end of the reporting period, there were no releases for Assets, Goods and Services. Similarly, in 2013, the GIS presented a budget estimate of (GH¢121,805,847.51) to the Government for consideration. However, only (GH¢46,500,000.00) was approved representing 37.56% of the proposed amount.
Going forward, it is the expectation of the out- going Board that, the in- coming Board would continue the effort to get this situation improved.
On behalf of all members of the GIS Management and Staff, I wish to express our profound gratitude to the Government of Ghana, the Ministry of the Interior, partner Security Services and our key stakeholders for their various forms of support and the collaborative roles they played in 2014in helping the GIS to deliver effectively and efficiently on its mandate.
Please accept our warmest seasonal regards.
COP (DR.) PETER A. WIREDU[AG. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION]
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CONTENT Page
Executive Summary i
Table of Contents 1
Vision, Mission, Mandate and Strategic Objectives 4
1.0 Vision 4
1.1 Mission Statement 4
1.2 Legislative Mandate 4
1.3 Strategic Objective
1.3.1 Managing Migration in the National Interest 4
1.3.2 Defend Against Irregular Migration 4
1.3.3 To Contribute To National Security 4
1.4 Governing Body 5
1.5 Membership of the Board 5
1.6 Establishment 5
1.7 Functions and Responsibilities 6
1.8 Aims and Objectives of the GIS 6
1.9 Organizational Structure of the GIS 7
1.10 Administrative and Managerial Structure 7
Human Resources and General Administration 8
2.0 Staff Strength 8
2.1 Attrition Rate 8
2.2 Transfers 9
2.3 Promotions 9
2.4 Re-Instatement 10
Training and Capacity Building 10
3.0 Targeted Training 10
3.1 Management Courses 11
3.2 Workshops, Conferences & Seminars 11
3.3 Refresher Course 11
3.4 Overseas Programmes 12
3.5 Study Leave 2014 13
3.5 Study Leave 2014 14
3.6
Training Related Visits
15
3.7 GIS Training Policy Development & Curriculum Manual
15
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Financial Performance
16
4.0
Budget
16
4.1
Goods & Service
17
4.2
Assets
17
4.3 Revenue (IGF) 17
4.4 Revenue Monitoring 18
Internal Audit 19
5.0 Audit Assignment 19
Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (PPME) 20
6.0 Implementation of the Four-Year (2011-2015) GIS Strategic Plan 20
6.1 Projects and Programme 20
6.2 Status of Implementation of GIS 4-Years Strategic Plan 22
Operations and Enforcement 26
7.0 Arrest 26
7.1 Inadmissible / Refused Entry 26 7.2 Repatriation/ Deportation of Other Nationals 27
7.3Repatriation/ Deportation of Ghanaians from Abroad 27
7.4 Stowaways 27
7.5 Document Fraud and Expertise Centre 27
7.6 Intelligence Gathering 27
7.7 Permit Processing 28
7.8 Permanent Residence Permits 29
7.9 Border Patrol 29
Analysis of Embarkation and Disembarkation Data 30
8.0 Hajj Operations 2014 38
Legal Department 38
9.0 Naturalization 38
9.1 Other Cases 38
9.2 Civil Cases 39
9.3 Review of Immigration Laws 39
Estate and General Services 40
10.0 New Works 41
10.0.1 Expansion Work 41
. 10 0.2 Functional Headquarters 41
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10 .1 Construction of Fence Wall on land acquired for Regional
Headquarters in Kumasi. 41
10.2 Renovations/ Rehabilitation and Remedial Works 41
10.2.1 Renovation of Academy Buildings 41
10.2.2 Renovation Works at Fraud Office Kumasi 41
Procurement of Goods 41
11.0 Procurement Activities 41
Stores Unit 43
Transport 44
Summary of Major Achievements 45
Major Challenges/Constraints 46
15.0 Inadequate/late or non- release of Budgetary Allocation 46
15.1 Inadequate Accommodation – Office and Residential 47
15.2 Inadequate Logistical Support (Arms and Ammunition) 47
15.3 Transportation Challenges 47
15.4 Review of Immigration Laws 47
15.5 Lack of Radio/Signal Equipment 47
GIS Outlook/ Projections for 2015 48
Conclusion 49
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Vision, Mission, Mandate & Strategic Ojectives
1.0 VISION
Delivering excellence in migration management for national development.
1.1 MISSION STATEMENT
To build a stronger and better Ghana by operating a fair but firm immigration controls that regulate and
facilitate the movement of people through Ghana’s borders; and efficient, effective residence and work
permit systems that meet the social and economic needs of the country.
1.2 LEGISLATIVE MANDATE
The Immigration Service Act 1989 (PNDC Law 226) and the Immigration Act, 2000 (Act 573) are the
main legal instruments which guide the operations of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS).The Service is
generally charged with the responsibility of enforcing all the enactments relating to entry, residence,
employment and exit of foreign nationals in Ghana. Over the years, our core activities and functions have
seen some variations; subsequent legislations have provided vital additions and strengthening measures to
respond to some of these emerging variations. However, some critical aspect of our operational activities
are yet to obtain appropriate legal backing. Notable among them is the bearing and use of arms especially
for our border patrol operations.
1.3 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
To achieve its vision, the Service has set for itself three strategic objectives and these are as follows:
1.3.1 MANAGING MIGRATION IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST
By promoting migration that contributes to the economic, social and developmental interests of
Ghana; and facilitating the border crossings of legitimate travellers at authorized routes.
1.3.2 DEFEND AGAINST IRREGULAR MIGRATION
By preventing, detecting and deterring border crossings at unauthorized routes; and
Stopping threats at entry points.
1.3.3 TO CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONAL SECURITY
By tackling immigration related crime; Collaborating with other Ghanaian Security Agencies; and
Working with other states to improve the quality of operations.
Conclusion
The period under review, was a challenging one. Inadequate Office and Residential accommodation and
low emoluments (despite our migration to the Single Spine Salary Structure), limited training
opportunities and inadequate transportation remain but a few of the daunting difficulties hampering the
smooth operations of the Service.
These challenges notwithstanding, moderate improvements continue to be registered in the area of
personnel training, prudent financial administration and logistical supply to further strengthen and expand
the institutional capacity and capabilities of the Service.
The continued support from Central Government, development partners, international and local partners,
other multinational stakeholders and the general public has contributed to some laudable achievements.
The Service, whilst expressing its gratitude, would continue to count on the support of these agencies to
enable us achieve our goal of promoting investments, tourism and assisting government through revenue
mobilization to promote national development.
The GIS is confident of a much brighter future due to the resilience of its work force, and given the right
support, it would build on the modest gains made so far.
Outlook/Projections For 2015
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Vision, Mission, Mandate & Strategic Ojectives contd.
1.4 GOVERNING BODY
The Ghana Immigration Service is governed by the Immigration Service Board, which is an advisory and
supervisory body. Its functions include advising the President on matters of policy in relation to
migration management in Ghana and ensuring efficient administration of the Immigration Service.
1.5 MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD
The current membership of the GIS Board is as follows:
Hon. Cletus Avoka - Chairman
Dr Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor - Member
Mr. John Owusu Amankrah - Member
Mr. Robert Orraca Tetteh - Member
Nana Essifuah Boison - Member
Mr. Mustapha Ahmed - Member
COP/Dr. Peter A. Wiredu - Director, GIS- Member
Madam Adelaide Annor Kumi - Chief Director Ministry of the Interior/ Rep of The
Honourable Minister for the Interior - Member
Alexander Grant Ntrakwa - Director of Passports, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Regional Integration – Member
Louis Francis Aikins - Assistant Director of Immigration - Secretary
1.6 ESTABLISHMENTS
The GIS is made up of the following establishments:
i. GIS Headquarters
ii. 11 Regional Commands
iii. Immigration Service Academy & Training School
iv. 14 Sector Commands
v. 4 Major controls (KIA, Paga, Aflao and Elubo)
vi. 2 Sea Port offices (Tema and Takoradi)
vii. 41 District Immigration Offices
viii. 36 Approved minor border controls
ix. Several unapproved routes
The Service undoubtedly is the first point of contact when it comes to foreigners, tourists and all manner
of visitors to the Country. Therefore, the need for a total re-orientation of the staff to meet the increasing
challenges of the globalized world need not be overemphasized. With the Service’s Four- Year Strategic
Plan serving as a guide in the building of the capacities and capabilities, the Service will seek to increase
the capacity building of its human resource, pursue the review of Immigration Service Law 1989 (PNDC
Law 226) to meet the current needs of the Service. The following is the general Outlook of the Service for
2015.
OUTLOOK 2015
Review of the GIS Four (4)-Year Strategic Plan (2011-2015)
Drafting of a New Five (5)-Year Strategic Plan (2016-2020)
Commence sensitization of Officers on SOPs.
Revamp the Border Patrol Unit by reviewing the present BPU systems and revamping the Unit to
make it more relevant to present and future challenges.
Embark on a massive Border Patrol infrastructural development project throughout all GIS Sector
Commands.
Intensify border surveillance.
Embark on staff housing projects in all GIS operational Areas.
Provisioning of Office accommodation in some critical operational areas of the Service shall be
pursued within the period.
Strengthen the Enforcement and Intelligence Units throughout the country.
Conduct rigorously enforcement activities to flush out irregular migrants in the country.
Facilitate the entry and residence of legitimate travellers.
Build the capacity of Officers and Men through continuous training
Conduct extensive revenue mobilization exercises
Validation of the Training Policy and Curriculum by Management.
Embark on a recruitment drive for both General and Specialized Staff
Develop and implement a Communication Plan
Procure operational logistics. (Special Purpose/All -Terrain Vehicles, Command Vehicles, etc)
Procure Office equipment and machine
Create two (2) additional special Response Units (Rapid Response Unit).
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Vision, Mission, Mandate & Strategic Ojectives
1.7 FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
The statutory functions of the Service include but are not limited to the following:
Examination of travellers entering or leaving Ghana;
Issuing of visas (entry visas, transit visas and re-entry visas);
Processing and issuing of work and residence permits for regulated terms as well as indefinite
stay and right of abode permits;
Investigation and monitoring of the activities of foreign nationals in Ghana;
General investigations into breaches of immigration laws and regulations, and prosecutions where
appropriate;
Enforcement of all existing immigration laws and regulations;
Patrolling of the country’s frontiers to ensure border security and territorial integrity;
Providing vital travel information to would-be emigrants, as well as promoting and educating the
public on the legal ways of migrating;
Processing of applications for Ghanaian passports, Dual Citizenship, Naturalization and
Registration;
Collaborating with the UNHCR and Ghana Refugee Board to manage the movement and stay of
refugees and Asylum seekers in Ghana; and
Combating Human Trafficking/Smuggling.
The GIS also collaborates effectively with other Security Agencies in combating crime and other issues
relating to public safety and security. Owing to our strong presence at the borders, we represent an
authentic, timely and reliable source of information on the security situation within frontier communities
and remain the foremost security agency responsible for providing vital information and data on other
nationals in the country for security, economic and other purposes.
1.8 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE GIS
The profile of Ghana’s migration is evolving as the country is gradually becoming a desirable destination
for investment, travel and tourism. Consequently, the number of travellers crossing our borders is
increasing, and the immigration services they require are becoming more diverse and complex.
Therefore, to meet the demand of our customers and continue to deliver a consistently high standard of
service requires the development of our capacities and capabilities.
In pursuance of these, the Service has set out the following specific objectives:
To ensure the availability of the required capacity to cope with current demands and also predicted
demand in the years ahead;
Major Challenges/Constraints Contd.
compensation, Eighty-One Million, Seven Hundred and Ninety Thousand, Four Hundred and Forty-One
Ghana Cedis, Ninety-Two Pesewas (GH¢81,790,414.92) was received, which represents about 96.15 %
of the total approved budget for the period under review. As of the end of the reporting period, there were
no releases for Assets, Goods and Services.
15.1 INADEQUATE ACCOMMODATION - OFFICE AND RESIDENTIAL
The Service is faced with inadequate Residential and Office accommodation. In respect of Residential
accommodation, only 6.3% of the entire staff is accommodated with the remaining 93% living in self-
rented premises. The Service continues to rent private housing units for its staff at a great cost.
In respect of Office accommodation, it is worrying to note that all Regional Immigration Offices are
housed in two or three rooms in the Ministries’ building in the various Regions.
15.2 INADEQUATE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT (ARMS AND AMMUNITION)
With the exception of 100 pistols received from the Police Service, the Border Patrol Unit of the Service
has no other source of protection and continues to suffer attacks from some unyielding smugglers and
social deviants along the country’s borders.
15.3 TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES
Transportation is one of the major problems facing the Service. Presently, Three (3) out of the Eleven (11)
Immigration Regional Commands, Eight (8) Sectors and Thirty-Six (36) District Offices out of the Forty-
One (41) District Offices have no operational nor Command vehicles.
15.4 REVIEW OF IMMIGRATION LAWS
To legitimize our expanded operational mandate, the Service through the Legal Department has submitted
a draft proposal for the re-enactment of Immigration Service Law, 1989 (PNDC Law 226) to the Ministry
of the Interior for onward submission to the appropriate authorities for consideration. This is because,
there is an urgent need to amend the establishment and operational laws to include border patrolling, anti-
human smuggling as part of the operational mandate of the Service, as well as secure the legal authority to
bear and use arms.
15.5 LACK OF RADIO/SIGNAL EQUIPMENT
Apart from the GOTA handsets presently being used by the Service, the GIS has no functional
communication system as the VHF systems installed decades ago have all broken down. What is more
worrying is the fact that the GOTA system allocated to the Service has limited radio coverage and so most
of our Commands do not get signals.
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Vision, Mission, Mandate & Strategic Ojectives contd.
To make the existing resources go further by focusing on intelligence-led operations, directing our
time and effort to where it is most effective;
To ensure that our mandate is discharged with utmost sense of professionalism and integrity;
To be recognized both locally and internationally as taking a hard line against irregular migration,
but also be recognized for our respect for human rights and dignity;
To ensure that obstacles posed to legitimate travellers are removed to present a welcoming and
efficient first contact to Ghana in accordance with our national traditions;
To ensure that applications for permits are handled efficiently and effectively and also to seek to
encourage investment in Ghana;
To reduce the turnaround time in passenger processing at the various entry points;
To co-operate with our partners in Government to make Ghana a welcoming investment destination;
and
To deepen our collaboration with UNHCR, IOM and other local and international organisations in
refugee processing and management, as well as other migrated relation issues.
1.9 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE GIS
The Ghana Immigration Service Board remains the highest Authority in the Ghana Immigration Service.
The Board performs an advisory and supervisory role. The Director of Immigration is responsible for the
policy formulation and general administration of the Service. The Director is ably assisted by three
Deputy Directors in-charge of Finance and Administration, Operations and Legal Research & Monitoring.
Together, they constitute the GIS Directorate.
The Directorate and selected Senior Officers drawn from Headquarters, Greater Accra and Tema Regions
and KIA form the GIS Management Team. Administratively, there are Eleven (11) Regional Commands,
Fourteen (14) Sector Commands and Forty One (41) District Offices.
1.10 ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL STRUCTURE
The head of the Ghana Immigration Service is the Acting Director, COP (Dr) Peter A. Wiredu, ably
assisted by three deputies:
Mr. Felix Sarpong, Acting Deputy Director - Operations;
Ms. Judith Dzokoto, Acting Deputy Director - Finance and Administration, and
Ms. Victoria Ninette Baaba Asare, Acting Deputy Director - Legal.
Summary Of Major Achievements Contd.Major Challenges/Constraints
There was effective media engagement in the year. The Service successfully rolled out series of
documentaries to educate the general public on the activities of the Service and also educate them
on the need to embark on regular migration.
The Legal Department in consultation with Officers drawn from selected Sections within the
Headquarters and KIA have successfully reviewed the draft repeal of the PNDC law 226
document and also finalised the drafting of the Service Regulation to meet the increasing
demands for migration issues.
Uniforms and Accessories were procured and distributed to Officers and Men within the period
under review.
To facilitate and strengthen our enforcement activities, the Directorate in consultation with the
GIS Board and Management created the Enforcement and Intelligence Bureau (EIB). The EIB in
carrying out its functions unearthed the activities of a criminal network involved in document
fraud. A special reference can be made of the fake GIPC letters submitted in support for the
issuance of Residence Permit. The period saw arrest, prosecution and deportation of other
nationals who flouted immigration laws and regulations. There was effective monitoring of the
activities of other nationals in the country. Some Officers have been interdicted, others being
investigated for their role in the fake GIPC letters, Emergency Visas, Residence Permit etc.
The Ghana Integrated Migration Management Approach (GIMMA) Project was successfully
commissioned in June this year. The project which is sponsored by the European Union and
implemented by the GIS in close collaboration with IOM looks at strengthening the institutional
capacity of the Service to effectively Manage Migration. The project seeks among other
considerations to revamp the Border Patrol Unit, create a Migration Database, restructure the
Migration Consultation Centre in Sunyani, establish another one in Accra and establish a 71
capacity computer laboratory at Assin-Foso Training School.
MAJOR CHALLENGES/CONSTRAINTS
15.0 INADEQUATE/LATE OR NON-RELEASE OF APPROVED BUDGETARY ALLOCATION
Inadequate budgetary allocation to the Service remains a big challenge to the Service. In 2014 for
instance, out of the GIS approved budget of Eighty-Two Million, One Hundred and Two Thousand, Two
Hundred and Thirty-Six Ghana Cedis, Eighty-Six Pesewas ( GH¢82,102,236.86) for employees
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2.0 STAFF STRENGTH
The total staff strength of the Ghana Immigration Service as of December 31, 2013 stood at Four
Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty-One (4,351), comprising Five Hundred and Twenty-Eight (528)
Senior Officers, Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Seven (3,707) Junior ranks and One Hundred and
Sixteen (116) auxiliary staff. However, at the end of the year 2014, the total number of staff now stands at
Four Thousand Three Hundred and Eleven (4,311) as a result of an attrition of forty (40) Officers of
various ranks.
Table 1: Staff Distribution, 2014
HQ/KIA/REGIONS SENIOR OFFICERS JUNIOR OFFICERS AUXILIARY TOTAL
HQ/Enfo/KIA/DFEC 217 1,024 25 1,266
Volta 48 607 5 660
Ashanti 22 290 6 318
Upper East 21 205 10 236
Central/ISATS 26 184 31 241
Brong Ahafo 28 297 4 329
Tema 19 198 3 220
Eastern 15 121 5 141
Upper West 11 68 3 82
Western 59 531 9 599
Northern 11 148 6 165
Greater Accra 9 42 3 54
TOTAL 486 3715 110 4,311
2.1 ATTRITION RATE
The Service recorded an attrition of Forty (40) Officers and Men from its ranks in 2014. This number represents an increase of 13% percent of the number of attrition recorded in 2013, which was Twenty-Nine(29). It is insightful to indicate that whilst in 2013, the highest number of attrition recorded was in Retirements(that is Officers and Men who retired from the service) which stood at Fifteen (15), in 2014 the highest numberwas recorded in deaths. As Twenty-One (21) Officers and Men passed-on in 2014 as compared to Nine (9) in2013.
Transprot Contd.Summary Of Major Achievements
The Service had Seventy-Four (74) fleet of motorbikes during the period under review; Forty-Two (42)
out of the total number are off the road, with only Thirty-Two (32) on road. The breakdown is as follows:
Table 29: Aggregation of on-road and off-road Motorbikes
TYPE TOTAL ON ROAD OFF ROAD
HONDA 125 25 13 12 YAMAHA 125 3 0 3 F. PRIMA 125 9 0 9 HONDA 250 26 15 11 FEIYING 125 5 0 5 ZHONGTIAN 125 1 0 1 HONDA 250 5 4 1 TOTAL 74 32 42
SUMMARY OF MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Installation of 24/7 digital monitoring system geared towards further securing Seventeen of our
borders is completed at fifteen of the borders.
The Service continues to be one of the highest contributor to non-tax revenue/IGF to the
consolidated fund
The e-immigration project is in full implementation. The project is to provide an integrated e-
immigration system to regulate entry and exit to and from the country by foreigners, as well as
check fake identities. The project would also provide a case management system for Permit
processing to meet the future needs of the Service and improve its quality of Service to the public.
Final Draft Training Policy has been submitted to management for review.
Final draft HR Policy and Plan has been validated and printing company has been procured to print the document.
The first Draft Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanism has been reviewed by a Select Committee.
The processes leading to the establishment of a Legal Library has commenced.
Several targeted training for some selected Senior Officers and Junior Ranks were carried out
within the year.
The Service was able to effectively deploy One Hundred and Thirty-Nine (139) Senior Officers
and One Hundred and Thirty-One (131) Junior Ranks to various GIS Commands.
The Border Patrol Infrastructure projects received a major boost within the period under review.
On-going expansion of the Operations block at the Headquarters to a four storey.
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Table 2. Breakdown of the attrition rate for the year ending December 31, 2014
RANK RETIREMENT DEATH DISMISSAL RESIGNATION TOTAL
DIS 0
DD 0
ADI 3 3
COMPT 1 1
ACOI 1 1 1 3
DSI 0
ASI 2 1 3 6
SNR. INSP 0
INSP. 1 1
ASST. INSP 1 2 3
ICO 4 1 5
AICOI 4 1 2 7
AICOII 6 2 8
RECRUIT 0
AUX. 1 2 3
TOTAL 6 21 5 8 40
2.2 TRANSFERS
Unlike 2013 which saw a major transfer of Officers and Men to various GIS Commands (a total of Eight
Hundred and Thirty- Seven (837) Officers and Men were transferred in 2013), a limited number of
Officers and Men were transferred in 2014. In all, a total of Two Hundred and Seventy (270) Officers and
Men were transferred in 2014, this comprises One Hundred and Thirty-Nine (139) Senior Officers and
One Hundred and Thirty-One (131) Junior Officers. 2.3 PROMOTIONS
The period under review saw the promotion of Nine Hundred and Fifty-Two (952) Junior Officers of
various ranks. Junior ranks promoted comprised Eleven (11) Inspectors who were promoted to Senior
Inspector Rank, Thirty-Three (33) Assistant Inspectors promoted to Inspectors. The rest are Seventy-
One (71) Immigration Control Officers (ICO) promoted to Assistant Inspectors, Three Hundred and
Seventy-Seven (377) Assistant Immigration Control Officer Grade I (AICO I) promoted to ICO’s and Four
Hundred and Sixty (460) Assistant Immigration Control Officer Grade II (AICO II) promoted to AICO I.
Stores Unit Contd.Transport
15 Electrical Items: *6pcs Hp Complete System *9pcs Industrial Sewing Machines *2pcs Toshiba Laptops *1pc Note Counter *1pc Deep Freezer *1pc Double Door Fridge *1pc 32” Led TV *1pc 42” Led Smart 3D TV *Complete Home Theatre *Table Top Fridge
24
Completed
16 -Rechargeable lamp -Mosquito Repellant -Foot rot powder -Wellington boot -Torch Light -Energizer Battery
300pcs 400pcs 400pcs 200pcs 100pcs 350pair&100pcs
Border Patrol Unit
Completed
TRANSPORT The Service continues to face serious challenges in terms of Command and Operational vehicles.
Inadequate budgetary allocation to the Service continues to contribute to this challenge. Nonetheless, the
total register of vehicles by the Service as of 31st December, 2014 was Two Hundred and Four (204) fleet,
of this number, Eighty (80) are off the road, with only One Hundred and Twenty-Four (124) in good
condition. Consequently, most of the critical Regions and Sectors, Departments and Sections do not have
Operational nor Command vehicle. The BPU at Aflao and other vital stations do not have a single vehicle
for patrol duties at the beats.
Table 28: Fleet of Vehicles as of end of year, 2014
Type Total Number On Road Off Road Station Wagon 47 23 24 Pick-Up 115 80 35 Big Bus 10 6 4 Mini-Bus 3 2 1 Truck 2 1 1 Saloon 13 8 5 4X4 Cross Country Jeep 8 0 8 Trooper Carrier 2 2 - Water Tanker 1 0 1 Cesspit Emptier 1 - 1 Ambulance 2 2 - TOTAL 204 124 80
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Human Resource & General Administration Contd.
Table 3: Promotions/Upgrading between January and December, 2014.
2.4 RE- INSTATEMENT
The period under review saw the re-instatement of Two (2) Senior Officers and Two (2) Junior Officers
who were interdicted for disciplinary reasons for their suspected involvement in activities unsupported by
the laws and regulations of the Service.
TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING
3.0 TARGETED TRAINING
The Service, in recognizing the important role of capacity building and targeted training in the
development of the human resource base of every organization, embarked on several capacity-building
programmes in 2014. The cardinal object for this exercise was to equip Officers with relevant skills and
knowledge to perform their assigned functions and responsibilities with outmost professionalism. The capacity-building programme covered all ranks of staff. In all, a total of Three Hundred and Eighteen
(318) Officers and Men were sponsored to undertake targeted training in different disciplines. These
targeted training courses were organised both internally and externally. The internal programmes being
those training programmes organised by the Service using internal resources, i.e. training instructors and
Internally Generated Fund (IGF), whereas the externally organised ones are those that are sponsored
and/or delivered by other organisations outside the GIS due to some collaborative arrangements with
these organizations or because the resources to organise such training programmes are not readily
available within the Service.
S/NO. RANK NUMBER
FROM TO
1. INSP. SNR. INSP. 11
2. ASST. INSP INSP. 33
3. ICO ASST. INSP 71
4. AICOI ICO 377
5. AICOII AICOI 460
TOTAL 952
Training & Capacity BuildingProcurement Of Good Contd.Stores Unit
28. Rechargeable Lamps 150 20,000.00 Delivered
29. Peaked Caps 29 5,266.50 Delivered
30. Curtain & Assessories Various 23,160.79 Delivered
31. Tools & Cables 69 6,500.00 Delivered
32. Camouflage 5000 1,300,000.00 Delivered
33. Complete Siren 2 3,800.00 Delivered
34. Printers 11 20,750.00 Delivered
35. Hand Leather Gloves 100 1,120.00 Delivered
36. Ladder 2 1,242.00 Delivered
37. Hand Cuffs 100 20,000.00 Delivered
38. Bunk Beds 25 20,500.00 Delivered
39. Solar Lights 3 21,180.00 Awaiting Supply
STORES UNIT
12.0 STORES ACTIVITIES
The Stores Unit which receives, allocates and distributes items procured by the Service, during the year
under review carried out several activities in this respect. The following activities were carried out by the
Unit during the year under reference:
Table 27: Summary of Activities carried out at the end of the year, 2014
S/NO TYPE OF ITEM QTY ISSUED TO STATUS OF IMPLEM.
1 Tyres 11 Transport Section Completed 2 32” Samsung Led TV 1 Estate Unit Completed 3 Split Air Conditioners 10 Estate Unit Completed 4 Stationery and Printing Items Various All Commands Completed 5 Uniforms & Accessories Various Officers & Men of the GIS Completed 6 Swivel Chairs 4 Sections In HQ Completed 7 Hand Gel (50ml bottle) 2,448 All Entry/Exit Points Completed 8 Hand Sanitiser(100ml) 6,140btls All Entry/Exit Points Completed 9 Face/Nose Mask, Goggles 30,950 All Entry/Exit Points Completed 10 Hand Gloves (disposable) 10,370pcs All Entry/Exit Points Completed 11 Brochures and Business Cards 11,300 Regional Commands, Sections
and Management Members. Completed
12 Furniture Various Various Depts, Sections & Units Completed 13 Vehicles & Accessories 6(Veh) & Acce Completed 14 Batteries 45 Various Depts, Sections & Units Completed
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Training & Capacity Building
3.1 MANAGEMENT COURSES
As part of the continuous education drive and also in line with the deployment and carrier progression
plan of the Service, Seventy-Eight (78) Senior Officers received training in selected management courses
within the period under review. The programmes for the Senior Officers included Conflict and Crisis
Management Course, e-Governance, Executive Presence and Corporate Communication, Advance Excel
& MS Project and a course on the Rule of Law. All the courses were held in Ghana with Local
facilitators. Details of the programmes and others pursued by other group of Officers are captured in
Table 4.
3.2 WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES & SEMINAR
Twenty-Six (26) selected Officers and Men also attended a workshop on Public Relations Policy. These Officers who were trained are to act as PR Officers in the various Regions and Sectors.
A consultative workshop was organized for One Hundred and Ninety (190) Officers selected from the various Commands. The workshop was used to sensitize participants on the draft Training Policy whilst a Seven (7)-member Committee also held a validation workshop on the Draft Training Policy at Dodowa.
Twenty (20) selected Officers from various Commands were also taken through the new Human Resource Policy & Plan.
A selected Thirty (30)-member contingent from the various Commands and Sectors were also taken through a Training-of-Trainers (ToT) workshop on the new Human Resource Policy.
There was a novelty Border Patrol conference for Thirty (30) selected Commanders at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel, Accra.
3.3 REFRESHER COURSES
Ninety-Four (94) Men of the ranks of Senior Inspector, Inspector and Assistant Inspector were offered a
two-week Refresher Course and Promotion exams at ISATS towards their promotion to their next
respective ranks. The breakdown of the total number of these Men who benefitted by ranks is as follows:
Senior Inspectors - 40
Inspectors - 29
Assistant Inspectors - 25
Total 94
Tailor-made course content was specially developed and approved to suit the various categories of Artisan
/Professional Officers who hitherto had to sit and compete with their general duty counterparts during
such refresher course on same subjects.
Procurement Of Goods Contd.
The table below shows in detail some specific procurement carried out at the end of the year, 2014.
Table 26: Procurement Activities for the Period under Review
S/N PROJECT TYPE QTY COST (GHC) STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION
1. Office Furniture 300 various 175,920.38 Delivered. 2. Home Furniture 9 various 15,850.00 Delivered.
3. Waiting Chairs 3 12,355.00 Delivered. 4. Cleaning materials 615 29,687.00 Delivered. 5. Workstation 132 various 126,226.40 Delivered.
6. Printing: -Files -Brochures -Business Cards -Annual Report - Work Permit Form
21,900 9,500 1,800 165 28,500
55,927.75 28,934.38 1,311.00 13,455.60 16,743.75
Delivered.
Stationeries Various 88,363.80 Delivered 7. Toners and cartridges 152 75495.72 Delivered 8. Ceremonial Uniform Tunic Dress 12 21,444.00 Delivered
9. Ceremonial Trousers with Gold Strip 12 17,880.00 Delivered
10. Sewing of Uniforms for Junior Officers: � Male Trouser � Female Trouser � Female Skirt � Male Shirt � Female Shirt
4,700 1,300 2,000 4,700 2,500
89,320.21 24,705.59 28,608.60 69,870.20 37165.00
Delivered
11. Automobile Tyres 112 76,113.00 Delivered
12. Vehicles: -Mitsubishi 4x4 -Nissan Pick-up Hard Body
3 3
440,550.00270,903.00
Delivered
13. Automobile Batteries 123 43,290.00 Delivered
14. Lecture Hall Chairs with Slaps 20 7,990.00 Delivered
15. Industrial Sewing Machine 9 22,950.00 Delivered
16. Nose Mask 530 11,385.00 Delivered
17. Hand Gloves 940 21,130.00 Delivered
18. Air Conditions 67 103,300.00 Delivered
19. Electrical Appliances 35various 98,155.54 Delivered
20. APC UPS 9 19,900.00 Delivered
21. Rifle Green Beret 300 97,020.00 Delivered
22. Georgettes 200 12,000.00 Delivered
23. Lanyard 1600 20,680.00 Delivered
24 Wellington Boot 100 15,000.00 Delivered
25. Computer and Accessories 7 24,300.00 Delivered
26. Laptop Computers 2 5,000.00 Delivered
27. Money Counting Machine 1 4,800.00 Delivered
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Training & Capacity Building Contd.
3.4 OVERSEAS PROGRAMMES
Through our collaborative efforts, over Twenty-Four (24) Middle and Senior Level Management Staff
drawn from various GIS Commands received targeted training in selected disciplines overseas during the
year under review. Details of the courses pursued and the countries where they were held are captured in
Table 4.
Table 4: Targeted Training held as of end of Year, 2014
S/NO. NO. OF OFF.
COURSE TITLE DATE/DURATION PLACE FUNDING
1 50 e-Governance and Leadership course 13th – 15th Jan 2014 GIMPA GIS/GIMPA 2 15 e-Championship Training course 20 - 24 Jan 2014 GIMPA GIS/GIMPA 3 6 Advanced Microsoft Excel and Ms Project Jan 13 - Feb. 7, 2014 IPMC GIS-UK 4 27 Monitoring and Evaluation. Feb.24–Mar. 7, 2014 GIMPA GIS-UK 5 2 Advanced PTI course Jan 24–May 2 2014 MATS GIS 6 2 Investigative Skills Training in People Smuggling
Course. 10 – 21 Feb., 2014 Indonesia Australia Emb.
7 1 Investigative Criminal Analysis Course. Jan 27 – Feb 7, 2014 Accra US Emb. 8 1 Ocean Governance & Maritime Security Mar.17 – Jun. 8,2014 Australia Aus AID/GIS 9 2 Basic Investigations Course 24 – 28 Feb. 2014 Accra US Emb.
10 4 Cap. Dev. Adult Edu. & Training Delivery 3 – 14 Mar 2014 Ghana DANIDA 11 220 Fraudulent Document Detection (Doc1) Mar 24-Jun 23 DFEC GIS 12 26 Effective Public Relation (PR) 27– 30 Mar, 2014 Accra GIS 13 2 Leadership for Women in Law Enforcement 12 – 16 May, 2014 Botswana USA/GIS 14 18 Executive Presence & Corporate Com. Jun 4, 2014 Accra GIS 15 2 Conflict & Crisis Management May – Jun 2014 GAFSC GIS 16 4 Customer Care Courses 20th to 23rd May, 2014 Accra GIS 17 10 Financial Investigation 2 -6 June, 2014 WARTC US Emb. 18 10 Public Corruption Investigation 9 -13Jun. 2014 WARTC US Emb. 19 3 Communication & Research Analysis Toolbox Jun. 16 – Jul. 4, 2014 GIJ GIS 20 1 Records Management Course Jul 5 – Aug 9, 2014 AFCAB-
Accra GIS
21 125 Basic Intelligence Course 15 – 31 Jul, 2014 Accra. GIS 22 4 Law Enforcement 14 – 28 Sept., 2014. Guangxi-
China Min. of Public Security, China
23 1 Border Security Oct. 7 – 9, 2014 Canada Canadian Emb. 24 2 Rule of Law 3 – 14 Nov., 2014 KAIPTC GIS 25 8 Document Digitization Sept 15 – Oct 3, 2014 Min. Of
Comm. GIS.
26 2 Records Management Oct 4 – Nov 8, 2014 AFCAB-Accra
GIS
27 4 West Africa Cooperative Security Initiative Targeting and Risk Management
22 – 25 Sept., 2014 Washington DC
GIS/US Embassy
28 2 INTERPOL Conference on Training Delivery & Capacity Building & Border Management Control
1 – 3 Dec., 2014 Ethiopia GIS/INTERPOL
29 2 Expert Discussion Sept. 6 – 12, 2014 Germany German Police 30 1 Counterfeit & Document Security Sept.16 – 17, 2014 France Interpol 31 30 Training of Trainers in HR Policy 22-23 Dec, 2014 Jesus
Christ of LDS
GIS
32 3 Graduate Diploma in Migration Mgt. (MMDP) Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2014 Netherlands
Dutch, Min. of Foreign Affairs.
33 2 10th International Migration Law Sept 29 – Oct 3, 2014 Italy IOM 34 16 Policy Planning, Analysis and Implementation Dec. 22-25, 2014 BHC GIS-UK
New WorksProcurement Of Goods
10.0 NEW WORKS 10.0.1 EXPANSION WORK
The Service in its quest to provide personnel with suitable and comfortable working environment
embarked on an expansion of part of the headquarters building into a four storey. The project, which
began in December 2014 is expected to be completed within eighteen month.
10.0.2 FUNCTIONAL HEADQUARTERS
The Service has received approval for single sourcing from Public Procurement Authority (PPA) for the
construction of the functional headquarters. It is estimated to cost €32,000.000 and the contractor
pencilled for the award of the contract is Top Engineering Ltd. The consultant for the project has been
paid his pre-contract services and the post-contract is still being negotiated for both the scope and the
rates.
10.1 CONSTRUCTION OF FENCE WALL ON LAND ACQUIRED FOR REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN KUMASI
The land earmarked for Regional Headquarters in Kumasi has been walled to ward off encroachers. The
walling became very necessary as the land was almost sold out by a divisional chief at Ahodwo. The
works have been completed and the total cost of the project is GH¢ 24,998.00
10.2 RENOVATIONS/ REHABILITATION AND REMEDIAL WORKS
10.2.1 RENOVATION OF ACADEMY BUILDINGS
The hostels at the Academy were given various degrees of facelift. Places such as hostel, dining hall,
mess, and lecture hall and check point were tiled. The project is 100% completed at the cost of GH¢
38,122.00
10.2.2 RENOVATION WORKS AT FRAUD OFFICE KUMASI
The remedial works for Fraud Office in Kumasi have been completed at a total cost of GH¢ 33,000.00.
The activities undertaken during the exercise are the provision of Five (5) unit air conditions, tiling of
floor, re-wiring of 7-room Offices and connecting of fresh water to the Office.
PROCUREMENT OF GOODS
11.0 PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES
The Service embarked on several procurement activities all aimed at providing essential Office tools and
operational logistics for Officers and Men of the Service.
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Estate & General Services Training & Capacity Building Contd.
3.5 STUDY LEAVE 2014
A total of Sixty [60] Officers and Men (18 and 42 Senior and Junior ranks respectively), representing
about 1.39% of the general staff strength, were granted study leave to pursue various approved courses of
their choice for the 2014/2015 Academic Year.
Table 5: List of Approved Study Leave Applications for the 2014/2015 Academic Year
S/NO. SEX RANK COURSE OF STUDY INSTITUTION PREVIOUS STUDYLEAVE GRANTED
1 M ACOI 1- YR MA INTER. AFFAIRS UG NIL 2 M ACOI 2-YR MBA [GEN. MGT] CUC YES 3 M ACOI 1- YR MA MIGRATION
STUDIES UG NIL
4 F ACOI MPA GIMPA NIL 5 M ACOI 1-YR MIGRATION STUDIES UG NIL 6 M ACOI COM. EXEC. MPA KNUST NIL 7 M ACOI LLB UCC NIL 8 M ACOI EMPA KNUST YES 9 F ACOI 1-YR PSM GIMPA YES 10 M ACOI MBA (FINANCE) GIMPA NIL 11 F ACOI MBA GEN. MGT UCC NIL 12 M ACOI 2-YR CEMBA KNUST YES 13 F ACOI 1-YR PSM GIMPA YES 14 M DSI LLB [PARALLEL] KNUST NIL 15 M DSI MSc. MGT INFO SYSTEMS HENLY BUS. SCH., NIL
UK 16 M DSI LLB NIL 17 M DSI MBA LOG. & SUPPLY CHAIN
MGT KNUST NIL
18 M DSI 2-YR MA IN COMMERCE UCC NIL 19 F SNR INSP 2-YR BA COMM. STUDIES GJA NIL 20 F INSP 2-YR BA. BUSI. STU. WISCONSIN INT'L NIL 21 M INSP 1-YR, 2-MONTHS ADVANCED
PRO. DIP IN SYS. ENG IPMC NIL
22 F INSP 2-YR BBA [HRM] ZUC NIL 23 M INSP 2-YR BBA [PR] JAYEE UNIV. COL NIL 24 M INSP 2-YR DIP. IN COMM STUDIES GIJ NIL 25 F INSP 4-YR BSc. BUS. ADM GIMPA NIL 26 M INSP 4-YR BSc. ADM PRESBY U.C. NIL 27 M INSP 4-YR BA SOCIOLOGY KNUST NIL 28 M INSP 4-YR BSc. INFO. TECH. PENTECOST UNIV.
COL. NIL
29 F INSP 2-YR BSc. DEV'T STUDIES VVU NIL 30 M ASST.
INSP 3-YR BA DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY
METHODIST UNIV. COL.
NIL
The Service embarked on minimal and yet strategic developmental projects throughout the Commands of
the Service with particular emphasis on working to complete selected Border Patrol projects during the
period under review. These projects were embarked upon in 2007 under the Border Patrol Infrastructure
Development Project. Additionally, Regional and Sector Commanders were specifically encouraged
during the reference period to explore the possibility of licensing the lands within their Commands.
During the period under review, the Estate and General Services Section of the Service carried out the
following activities.
Table 25: Summary of Projects and Programmes during the year, 2014
S/NO PROJECT TYPE PLACE CONTRACT SUM(GHS)
TOTAL EXPDT.
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION (GHS)
1 The renovation of Office accommodation.
Greater Accra Region 73,169.22
100% completed
2 1bedroom block of 24 flats, residential accommodation Bawku 417,298.50
250,770.10
55% Completion and disbursements
3 1 bedroom block of 24 flats, residential accommodation Dadieso 366,603.40
175,049.33
38% Completion and disbursements
Construction of hostel and fence wall around the Academy and Training School. Assin Foso 951,334.90 1,121,431.38 95% Completed
4
Border Patrol Project is in steady progress. The 2nd floor of the 3-storey, 2bedroom block of 6-flats has been casted. The 3-bedroom bungalow is now left with floor tiling and fixing of doors & louver frames. Gonokrom 378,937.60
291,285.90 60% completed
5 Construction of Office Building Bunkprugu Yuoyoo
45,716.27 revised to 64,054.27
35,249.69
60% Completed
6 Construction of fence wall and the security booth at the residence of the RC. Tamale 64,398.00
100% Completed
7 3-storey 2 bedroom block of 6 flats & 3-bedroom flats Residential Accommodation Menuso 303,100.00
357,357.39 100% completed
8 The renovation work at the OIC bungalow. Bolgatanga 21,397.30 100% Completed
9 Renovation works for the OIC bungalow. Paga 45,051.40 5% Completed 10 Renovation works for the R/C. Koforidua 32,561.80 45,051.00 100% Completed 11 Renovation works for the Rented quarters. Aflao 432,099.00 5% Completed
12 Renovation works for Cape Coast Office & the R/C Bungalow. Cape Coast 20,179.00
20,179.00 100% Completed
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Training & Capacity Building Contd. Legal Department Contd.
31 M ASST. INSP
2-YR BSc. ACCOUNTING UPS NIL
32 M ASST. INSP
2-YR BACH. BUS. STU WISCONSIN INT'L NIL
33 F ASST. INSP
2-YR BBA [ACCT. OPTION] UEW NIL
34 F ASST. INSP
2-YR BA MGT STUDIES UCC NIL
35 M ASST. INSP
4-YR BSc. PSYCHOLOGY UCC NIL
36 M ASST. INSP
4-YR BA BUSINESS STUDIES WISCONSIN INT'L NIL
37 F ASST. INSP
2-YR BBA [HRM] JAYEE UNIV. COL NIL
38 M ASST. INSP
2-YR BBA [HRM] UEW NIL
39 M ASST. INSP
2-YR BSc. BUS. ADM [HRM] BAPTIST UNIV. COL
NIL
40 M ASST. INSP
3-YR BSc. INFO. SYS. SCIENCES
REGENT UNIVERSITY
NIL
41 M ASST. INSP
3-YR DIP. IN PSYCHO & FOUND. IN EDU
UCC NIL
42 F ASST. INSP
2-YR BBA UPS NIL
43 M ASST. INSP
4-YR BBA CHRISTIAN SERV. UNIV. COL.
NIL
44 M ASST. INSP
2-YR BSc. BUS. ADM DATA LINK INSTITUTE
NIL
45 M ASST. INSP
4-YR BA. BUSI. STU. WISCONSIN INT'L NIL
46 M ASST. INSP
4- YR BSc. PUBLIC HEALTH & ALLIED SCIECES
CATH UNIV. COL. OF GHANA, FIAPRE
NIL
47 M ASST. INSP
2-YR BBA [HRM] UEW NIL
48 F ASST. 3-YR BA COMM. STUDIES AFR. UNIV. COL. OF NIL INSP COMM
49 M ASST. INSP
3-YR BA. SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORKS
UG NIL
50 M ASST. INSP
3-YR BSc. BUS. ADM KINGS UNIV. COL NIL
51 M ASST. INSP
3- YR BA BUSINESS STUDIES WISCONSIN INT'L NIL
52 F ASST. INSP
4-YR BSc. PRO. & SUPPLY CHAIN MGT
UCOMS NIL
53 F ASST. INSP
4-YR BACH. HRM MUC NIL
54 F ICO 4-YR ADM UG NIL 55 M ICO 2-YR BACH. OF COMMERCE UCC NIL 56 M ICO 3-YR BBA [HRM] UEW NIL 57 F ICO 4-YR BBA [HRM] JAYEE NIL 58 F ICO 3-YR B.A. BUS. STUDIES WISCONSIN UNIV.
COL NIL
59 M ICO 2-YR BSc. HRM DATA LINK INST. NIL 60 F ICO 3-YR BACH. DEG. BUS. INFO.
& TECH. IPMC/GREENWICH
UNIV. UK NIL
9.2 CIVIL CASES
Table 24. The details of civil cases outstanding at the end of the second quarter, 2014.
S/NO. NAME OF SUIT COURT NATURE OF THE CASE REMARKS 1 Hansol Ltd Vs. GIS High court Illegal Mining Pending 2 Dr Branson Vs. GIS High court Rent Arrears Settled out of court 3 Kwame Takyi Vs. GIS High court Unlawful Interdiction Pending 4 Veronica Addy Vs. GIS High court Unlawful Interdiction Pending 5 Juliana Osei Vs. GIS High court Rent Arrears Pending 6 The Republic Vs. GIS.
Ex parte Juliana Osei High court Contempt of Court Settled out of court
7
Stephen Opoku Vs. GIS Appeal court Unlawful Dismissal Appellant yet to serve the Service with its written submission as ordered by the Court of Appeal.
8 Vincentia Aku Sogbe Vs. GIS High Court Unlawful termination of Employment by the Service
Pending
9 Top Oil & three Others Vs. GIS
Assin Foso Magistrate Court
Non Settlement of Debts owed
Settled
10 Ophelia Macleod Vs. GIS High Court Protection of Fundamental Human Right
Pending
Within the year, the Service also reviewed seven (7) Bilateral and Multinational Visa agreements received
from other Ministries and Departments.
9.3 REVIEW OF IMMIGRATION LAWS
The Legal Department has successfully led a team to thoroughly review the draft Ghana Immigration
Service Regulation. The final draft is expected to be submitted to the Attorney-General’ s Department for
advice and further direction by January ending, 2015.
The Unit in collaboration with a Management Select Committee has successfully reviewed and re-drafted
the Bill to re-enact Immigration Law 226 (P.D.N.C Law 266). A draft Cabinet Memorandum was
subsequently submitted to Cabinet for its review and further action. The Memorandum was approved andsubsequently a Bill has been laid before Parliament for consideration.
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Training & Capacity Building Contd.
3.6 TRAINING RELATED VISITS
A delegation from the Netherlands paid a familiarization visit to the Immigration Service Academy and
Training School (ISATS) on February 21, 2014. The object of the visit was to familiarize themselves with
the facilities at the ISATS and underscore the need for having the Document Fraud Detection Training
programmes most especially the DOC1 programme at ISATS.
Resource persons from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) also paid a working visit to the
ISATS. This was also as part of efforts to help build the capacity of Officers and trainees in migration
management through the provision of equipment, information management, inter alia.
Mr. Mark Van Elzakere, Head of International Immigration Co-operation of the Dutch Immigration
Service visited the Document Fraud and Expertise Centre (DFEC) to familiarize himself with the
operation of the Centre. He was accompanied by Mr. Ben Kromhourt of The Netherlands Embassy,
Accra. Also to visit the Centre was H.E. Rudiger John, the German Ambassador to Ghana. He presented
two (2) Laptop computers to the Centre to aid their operations.
Similarly, a delegation from the Forestry Commission paid a one-day visit to ISATS to obtain first-hand
knowledge and experience in paramilitary training to enable them replicate it at their training Centre.
The year also saw the berthing of an Italian Naval Vessel (Aircraft Vessel Cavour) at the Tema port on
March 5, 2014. On board were naval and military personnel as well as civilian employees of two (2)
NGOs. The two NGOs were Francesca Rava Foundation and Operation Smile Foundation. The purpose of
the visit was to collaborate with Seventeen (17) Ghanaian doctors to perform surgical operations on board
the vessel.
3.7 GIS TRAINING POLICY & CURRICULUM MANUAL DEVELOPMENT
The Ghana Immigration Service in collaboration with the British Government under the GIS-UK Project
has developed a comprehensive Training Policy capable of meeting the training needs and requirements
of the Service. It is pertinent to mention, however that, the Policy is awaiting Management validation
before implementation can effectively commence.
It is of importance to mention that, as part of the implementation process of this activity, a Training
Curriculum Sub-Committee chaired by the Head of Training was tasked to develop this Policy. After
initial work by the Committee, a six-member team led by the Head of Training which was commissioned
to come up with a draft Policy completed its work in December, 2013.
Hajj Operations 2014Legal Department
8.0 HAJJ OPERATIONS 2014
A total of Five Thousand, Four Hundred and Seventy (5,470) pilgrims were airlifted by NAS Air of Saudi
Arabia to Jeddah from the 16th - 27th September, 2014 to carry out the Hajj Pilgrimage for 2014, after the
Vice President of the Republic of Ghana H.E. Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur had inaugurated the Hajj
Programme. However, a total of Five Thousand Three Hundred and Sixty-Four (5,364) pilgrims arrived
after completing a successful pilgrimage.
Table 21: Statistics of the 2014 Hajj Pilgrimage
DEPARTURE ARRIVAL TOTAL
MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE DEPARTURE ARRIVAL
2,097 3,373 2,149 3,215 5,470 5,364
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
The activities and the operations of the Legal Department for the year 2014 are detailed in the table
below.
9.0 NATURALIZATION
Table 22: Number of Naturalization Application forms Received
No. of Applications Received No. of Applications Processed at
the end of year 2014
No. of Applications Forwarded to
the Min. of Interior
45 45 39
9.1 OTHER CASES
The Legal Department prosecuted Six (6) cases that were referred to it by the Operation Unit and the
Northern Regional Command for prosecution.
Table 23: Details of the cases are found in the table below
S/N NATURE OF OFFENCE NO. OF CASES REMARKS/OUTCOME
1
Fake Stamps 1
The Accused persons fined by court and subsequently
repatriated
2
Human Trafficking 1
The Accused persons remanded and subsequently
repatriated
3 Illegal stay and Illegal work 3 Accused persons fined by Court and Deported
4 Illegal Residence 1 Pending
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Financial Performance
4.0 BUDGET
The Ghana Immigration Service submitted a budgetary proposal of Ninety-Seven Million, Six Hundredand Forty-Nine Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirty Ghana Cedis, Twenty Six Pesewas (GH¢ 97,649,230.26)to the Ministry of Finance through the Sector Ministry. However, Eighty-Five Million, Sixty-Six Thousand,Three Hundred and Seventy-Three Ghana Cedis, Eighty-Six Pesewas (GH¢ 85,066,373.86) was approved for the year, 2014. Similarly, in 2013, the GIS presented a budget estimate of One Hundred and Twenty-ThreeMillion, Eight Hundred and Five Thousand, Eight Hundred and Forty-Seven Ghana Cedis, Fifty-One Pesewas(GH¢ 123,805,847.51) to the Government for consideration. However, only Forty-Six Million, Five HundredThousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢ 46,500,000.00) was approved representing 37.56% of the proposed amount.
The approved budget and the releases as per the economic items for the year are as follows:
Table 6: GOG BUDGET & RELEASES, 2014
Item Annual Budget
GHC
Releases GHC Variance
GHC
Remarks
Compensation of
Employees
82,102,236.86 81,790,414.92 311,821.94 unfavourable
Goods And Services 502,827.00 0.00 502,827.00 unfavourable
Assets 2,461,310.00 0.00 2,461,310.00 unfavourable
Total 85,066,373.86 81,790,414.92 3,275,958.94 Unfavourable
Table 7: Comparative Analysis of GOG BUDGET & RELEASES 2014 and 2013 ITEM Year 2014 Year 2013
Annual Budget
GHC
Releases
GHC
Annual Budget
GHC
Releases
GHC
Compensation of Employees 82,102,236.86 81,790,414.92 36,000,000.00 104,206,802.97
Goods And Services 502,827.00 0.00 6,000,000.00 4,380,256.63
Assets 2,461,310.00 0.00 4,500,000.00 75,585.43
Total 85,066,373.86 81,790,414.92 46,500,000.00 108,662,654.00
Figure 1: Graphical Representation GOG Budget & Releases 2014 and 2013
Analysis Of Embarkation & Disembarkation Data Contd.
Figure 9: Graphical Representation of Travellers by means of Transport (Air, Land and Sea), 2014
Table 20: Comparative Analysis of Mode of Transport Used in 2012, 2013 and 2014
MODE OF TRANSPORT 2012 2013 2014 ARR DEP ARR DEP ARR DEP
AIR 781145 803239 765817 784706 753,421 753,421
LAND 86222 88480 93601 92838 78,596 78,596
SEA 2028 3727 2121 3669 1415 1415
TOTAL 869, 395 895,446 861,539 881,213 833432 833432
Figure 10: Comparative Analysis of Mode of Transport Used in 2012, 2013 and 2014
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Financial Performance Contd.
4.1 GOODS & SERVICES
The approved budget for Goods & Services for 2014 was Five Hundred and Two Thousand, EightHundred and Twenty-Seven Ghana Cedis (GH¢ 502,827.00) of which nothing was received for the period.In 2013 however, Six-Million (GH¢ 6,000,000.00) was approved for Goods and Service but only FourMillion, Three Hundred and Eighty Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty-Six Ghana Cedis, Sixty-ThreePesewas (GH¢ 4,308,256.63) was released. The situation in 2014, leaves much to be desired as lots ofprojects and programmes planned for the year could not be carried oout.
4.2 ASSETS
The approved amount for Assets in the 2014 budget proposal of the Service was Two Million FourHundred and Sixty-One Thousand, Three Hundred and Ten Ghana Cedis (GH¢ 2,461,310.00) which is 45% less than the amount approved for 2013 which was Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢ 4,500,000.00). Notwithstanding the massive reduction in the amount approved for this item, there was no release for the budget item in 2014. This unfortunate situation hampered the infrastructuralprogramme of the Service, earmarked for the year under review.
4.3 REVENUE (IGF)
It was projected in the 2014 budget estimate that, revenue of Forty-Two Million, Six Hundred and Twenty-Three Thousand, Eight Hundred and Sixty-Six Ghana Cedis, Thirteen Pesewas (GH¢ 42,623,866.13) would be generated. However, a total of Thirty-Nine Million, Seven Hundred andEighty-Five Thousand, Eight Hundred and Nineteen Ghana Cedis, Fifty Pesewas (GH¢ 39,785,819.50)was recorded as revenue generated as of December ending 2014. The registered variance is negative TwoMillion, Eight Hundred and Thirty-Eight Thousand, Forty-Six Ghana Cedis, Sixty-Three Pesewas(GH¢ 2,838,046.63) representing a 6.66% decrease in projected figure for the year. The Service retained20% (GH¢ 7,957,163.90) of the total collection and paid the 80% (GH¢ 31,828,655.60) into the Consolidated Fund during the period under review.
IGF performance in 2014 in terms of norminal figures represent about 74.96 percentage increase over that of2013 which was Twenty-Two Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty-Nine Thousand, Three Hundred and Sixty-One Ghana Cedi (GH¢ 22,739,361.00). The increase recorded in 2014 was largely due to the implementation ofthe new approved fees and charges by the Parliament of Ghana in the first quarter of the year. Though therewere short falls in the projected revenue for the year 2013 and 2014 by 5.66% and 6.66% respectively, inrespect of actual financial performance, year 2013 recorded a marginal gain as compared to 2014.
Table 8: Performance Implementation Report, (IGF) 2014 and 2013
Year
Projected
GH¢
Actual Collection
GH¢
20% Retention
GH¢
80% Paid To CF
GH¢
Variance
2013 24,105,474.29 22,739,361.00 4,547,872.20 18,191,488.8 1,366,113.29
2014 42,623,866.13 39,785,819.50 7,957,163.90 31,828,655.60 (2,838,046.63)
Analysis Of Embarkation & Disembarkation Data Contd.
Figure 8: Arrivals and Departures of travellers by categories of nationality at selected Entry / Exit Points
Table 19: Records on Travellers by means of Transport (Air, Land and Sea), 2014
MEANS OF
TRANSPORT Migration
1ST
QUARTER
2nd
QUARTER
3rd
QUARTER
4th
QUARTER
TOTAL
PERCENTGE
(%)
AIR
Arrival 184,269 197,318 196,489 175,345 753,421 90.40
Departure 194,251 211,082 216,202 180,792 802,327 91.60
LAND
Arrival 18,447 18,114 22,190 19,845 78,596 9.43
Departure 17711 16692 19295 16917 70615 8.06
SEA
Arrival 196 532 348 339 1415 0.17
Departure 498 649 1043 804 2994 0.34
TOTAL
Arrival 202912 215964 219027 195529 833432 100.00
Departure 212460 228423 236540 198513 875936 100.00
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Financial Performance Contd.
Table 9: Comparative Analysis of GOG and IGF Expenditure, 2014 and 2013
ITEM Year 2014 Year 2013
GOG (GH¢) IGF (GH¢) TOTAL
(GH¢)
GOG (GH¢) IGF (GH¢) TOTAL
(GH¢)
Compensati
on Of
Employees
81,790,414.92 0.00 81,790,414.92 104,206,802.97 00 104,206,802.97
Goods And
Services
0.00 11,862,559.92 11,862,559.92 4,380,256.63 3,411,325.33 7,791,581.96
Assets 0.00 1,618,760.83 1,618,760.83 75,585.43 2,260,628.58 2,336,214.01
Total 81,790,414.92 13,481,320.75 95,271,735.67 108,662,654.00 5,671,953.91 114,334,598.94
Figure 2: Graphical Representation of GOG and IGF Expenditure for 2014 and 2013
81,790,414.92
0
104,206,802.97
0 0
11,862,559.92
4,380,256.63 3,411,325.33 0
1,618,760.83 75,585.43 2,260,628.58
0.00
20,000,000.00
40,000,000.00
60,000,000.00
80,000,000.00
100,000,000.00
120,000,000.00
GOG (GHC) IGF (GHC) GOG (GHC) IGF (GHC)
Year 2014 Year 2013
GOG and IGF Expenditutre in 2014 and 2013
Compensation Of Employees Goods And Services Assets
Figure 2 shows a graphical representation of the GOG and IGF expenditure on all three cost centers of the
Service for the years 2014 and 2013. In 2013, there were releases for Goods and Assets from GOG
accounts and therefore the expenditure recorded includes both IGF and GOG, same cannot be said of the
year 2014, as there were no releases for these budget items from GOG and therefore the expenditure
recorded represents only IGF.
4.4 REVENUE MONITORING
The object is to monitor and review accounting controls and ensure that all Commands and Controls
adhere to the financial management system and comply with the Financial Regulations. Four Regions were
visited within the period under review.
Analysis Of Embarkation & Disembarkation Data Contd.
second highest, British and American nationals continue to be the highest non-African countries in this
category. What is surprising is the low migration figures recorded for nationals of Ivory Coast, Togo and
Burkina Faso. Given that Ghana shares common borders with these countries, it is normal to expect
considerable level of movements between these countries as compared to Nigeria.
Table18:. Arrivals and Departures by Nationalities and Entry/Exit Points Used
EN
TR
Y /
EX
IT
POIN
TS
NATIONALITY
1ST QUARTER 2ND QUARTER 3TH QUARTER 4TH QUARTER TOTAL
ARR DEP ARR DEP ARR DEP ARR DEP ARR DEP
KIA
GHANAIAN 58319 71892 67645 76268 67867 83533 57824 59514 251655 291207
ECOWAS 38205 34270 37101 40556 36221 35220 30488 31785 142015 141831
OTHER 87745 88089 92572 94258 92401 97449 87033 89493 359751 369289
TOTAL 184269 194251 197318 211082 196489 216202 175345 180792 753421 802327
AFL
AO
GHANAIAN 179 1074 139 834 155 821 135 763 608 3492
ECOWAS 2074 2325 1887 2070 2332 1920 1774 1533 8067 7848
OTHER 3568 3763 3355 3755 3253 3214 3250 3593 13426 14325
TOTAL 5821 7162 5381 6659 5740 5955 5159 5889 22101 25665
EL
UB
O
GHANAIAN 1150 1723 1008 1357 826 999 914 1234 3898 5313
ECOWAS 6001 4025 5262 3208 4798 3258 5178 3070 21239 13561
OTHER 464 436 447 378 405 322 337 267 1653 1403
TOTAL 7615 6184 6717 4943 6029 4579 6429 4571 26790 20277
PAG
A
GHANAIAN 508 785 554 686 735 765 567 595 2364 2831
ECOWAS 3468 2371 4266 3341 7287 5382 5860 3762 20881 14856
OTHER 494 448 380 317 455 457 1133 1275 2462 2497
TOTAL 4470 3604 5200 4344 8477 6604 7560 5632 25707 20184
OT
HE
R
GHANAIAN 263 470 288 318 606 1035 370 765 1527 2588
ECOWAS 201 341 468 355 815 828 353 293 1837 1817
OTHER 273 448 592 722 871 1337 313 571 2049 3078
TOTAL 737 1259 1348 1395 2292 3200 1036 1629 5413 7483
TO
TA
L GHANAIAN 60419 75944 69634 79463 70189 87153 59810 62871 260052 305431
ECOWAS 49949 43332 48984 49530 51453 46608 43653 40443 194039 179913
OTHER 92544 93184 97346 99430 97385 102779 92066 95199 379341 390592
GRAND TOTAL 202912 212460 215964 228423 219027 236540 195529 198513 833432 875936
(NOTE ECOWAS EXCLUDES GHANA)
The table 18 and Figure 8 show the number of Ghanaian nationals, Members of the ECOWAS
Community and other nationals who travelled through the four (4) major entry/exist points as well as
other approved border points in each quarter of the year of 2014. KIA remains the most patronized
entry/exist point for all categories of travellers to and from Ghana in 2014. Aflao, Elubo and Paga
recorded varying degrees of patronage by the various categories of nationalities.
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Internal Audit
5.0 AUDIT ASSIGNMENT
The Service within the reporting period carried out specific audit assignments at selected GIS Commands.
The assignment included auditing of Permit Processes which was intended to secure revenue generated from issuance of permits. Additionally, the auxiliary staff payrolls were examined to ensure its effective
management.
The Audit Unit of the Service also performed selected assignments at specific GIS Commands to assess
their adherence to Operational and Financial Controls in the performance of their duties. Audit activities
performed in line with the annual audit plan included but not limited to the following:
i. Review of permit processing system
ii. Transport Management systems
iii. Quarterly Budget review
iv. Payroll review
v. KIA operational audit
vi. Tema Regional audit
vii. Academy and Training Schools audit
viii. Eastern Regional audit
ix. Volta Regional audit
x. Cesspit and water emptier audit
xi. Western Regional audit
xii. Central Regional audit
xiii. Brong Ahafo Regional audit
xiv. Ashanti Regional audit
In addition to these, the following audit assignments were performed based on management`s request and
some risk indicators were monitored by the Internal Audit Unit (IAU):
i. 1st Quarter Allocation audit (all the Regions except Greater Accra and Tema Regions)
ii. Estates / Projects operations audit
As a result, some recommendations were made to streamline the system and measures to recover
unearned salaries and revenues unaccounted for.
Analysis Of Embarkation & Disembarkation Data Contd.
Table 17: Comparative Analysis of Most Frequent Nationalities Who Entered / Exited Ghana in
2012, 2013 and 2014
NATIONALITY 2012 2013 2014 ARR DEP ARR DEP ARR DEP
Ghanaians 279712 310253 268000 301317 215499 250123
Ivorians 17154 14407 24753 19130 20333 17343 Burkinabes 12722 10929 10744 9349 19198 15383 Nigerians 102177 99431 106614 104066 82351 90754 Liberians 17631 18068 17492 18127 10151 10961 South Africans 21355 22084 20532 20558 16568 17130 Togolese 11294 11955 10878 11833 7907 8619 French 12800 13315 13241 13472 10504 10740 Germans 20130 20875 20409 20571 14623 15819 Dutch 15816 15825 15470 15440 10998 12859 British 53482 54216 56063 56705 39054 44399 Americans 75676 76353 77134 79738 56469 61441 Canadians 14128 14197 14080 14572 10596 11358 Chinese 18307 22239 20392 16317 14014 15029 Indians 21914 23352 22112 23020 17072 17374 Lebanese 8648 8158 7794 7594 6322 6308 Australians 6716 6669 6916 6924 4542 4841 Other Nationals 159733 153120 148915 142480 277231 265455 TOTAL 869395 895446 861539 881213 833432 875936
Figure 7:. Most Frequent Nationalities Who Entered / Exited Ghana in 2012, 2013 and 2014
Figure 7 represents a three-year comparative analysis of most frequent nationalities who entered Ghana
and departed Ghana for the periods 2012, 2013 and 2014. The trend as observed in the figures & graph
shows a consistent trend in terms of movements of these category of passengers to and from Ghana within
the analysis period. Ghanaian nationals continue to record the highest figure, with Nigeria recording the
2012
20132014
050000
100000150000200000250000300000350000
Nationalities
Most Frequent Nationalities to and from Ghana
2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014
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Policy Planning Monitoring & Evaluation
6.0 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOUR-YEAR (2011-2015) GIS STRATEGIC PLAN
The Ghana Immigration Service launched its Four (4)-Year (2011-2015) Strategic Plan in September
2011, and have since followed several execution processes and plans in its implementation. The processes
followed includes, forging several collaborative arrangements with key stakeholders in the management
of migration in Ghana. Whilst most of the projects outlined in the Strategic Plan have seen considerable
success in their implementation, some very critical projects fundamental to the growth of the Service have
not seen any marked improvement by way of implementation. This is largely due to funding limitations
both on the side of the Government and also donor fatigue. Projects like provisioning of staff housing and
provisioning of ICT infrastructure are still deficient in its implementation.
The Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (PPMEU) of the Service did not rest on its oars in
ensuring that it lives up to its mandate during the period under review. Consequently, as a spider in the
web, the Unit ensured effective coordination of all programmes and projects of the Service embarked
upon during the year under review. The Unit through the Director and the Management of the Service
submitted several proposals to strategic stakeholders to partner the Service to implement the remaining
projects in the Strategic Plan. The Ghana Integrated Migration Management Approach (GIMMA) which
is sponsored by the European Union and jointly being implemented by the Ghana Immigration Service
(GIS) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) to implement some projects is being executed
in accordance with the Strategic Plan of the Service.
The Unit constituted a Committee to review the first draft of the monitoring and evaluation mechanism.
Again, during the reporting period, all reports that fall under the purview of the Unit were collated,
analysed and submitted with the approval of the Director to the appropriate quarters. With respect to
responsive strategies, the PPMEU has developed mitigation strategies to address the challenges of the
various Departments / Regions / Sectors / Sections / Units as collated by the Unit; this is yet to be
submitted to management for appropriate approval.
6.1 PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES
The Ghana Immigration Service through its strong collaboration with various stakeholders in the
management of migration in Ghana was able to secure sponsorship for some of the projects outlined under
the Four (4)-Year GIS Strategic Plan. Furtherance to this process, several proposals have been sent to
some selected Embassies and Foreign Missions in Ghana to support the implementation of other projects.
Analysis Of Embarkation & Disembarkation Data Contd.
Dutch 3356 4072 3529 3540 1024 2389 3089 2858 10998 12859 British 11292 14189 12400 13078 4980 7425 10382 9707 39054 44399 Americans 17466 21374 22028 21220 6328 8301 10647 10546 56469 61441 Canadians 3698 4127 3500 3792 805 1309 2593 2130 10596 11358 Chinese 4731 6037 4604 4421 1305 1581 3374 2990 14014 15029 Indians 5768 5006 5515 5997 1768 1804 4021 4567 17072 17374 Lebanese 2045 1712 1913 2294 916 773 1448 1529 6322 6308 Australians 1599 1688 1390 1505 409 453 1144 1195 4542 4841
Other Nationals 35333 15233 37099 37227 154248 159794 50551 53201 277231
265455
TOTAL 202912 212460 215964 228423 219027 236540 195529 198513 833432
875936
Figure 6: Graphical Representation of Most Frequent Travellers in 2014
Figure 6, shows significant occurrences in both arrival and departure figures of persons of Ghanaians,
Nigerians, and American and British nationalities during the year under reference. Ghanaian Nationals
recorded the highest of 215,499 and 250,123 in arrival and departure figures respectively, followed by
Nigerians with a total of 82,351 arrivals and 90,754 departures, with American nationals recording 56,469
arrivals and 61,441 departures. The last in this category of travellers were nationals of Great Britain who
recorded a total of 39,054 and 44,399 in arrival and departure figures respectively.
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S/NO. PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
1 Name of Project Ghana Integrated Migration Management Approach (GIMMA)
Executing Agency International Organization for Migration.
Collaborating Partners Ghana Immigration Service, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Finance, Ghana
Statistical Service, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
Sponsor(s) The European Union Development Fund
Main Objective(S) Contribute to the Government of Ghana’s efforts to manage migration through the
establishment of an integrated migration management approach.
Budget EUR 3,000,000
Start date 2013
End date 2016
2. Name of Project e-immigration( An Integrated Immigration Management System)
Executing Agency Gemalto Sa and Avalon Biometrics SL
Collaborating Partners Ministry of Communications, NITA
Sponsor(s) World Bank
Main Objective(S) a) To provide an integrated e-immigration system to regulate entry into and
exit of the country by foreigners, as well as check fake identities.
b) To provide a case management system for permit processing to meet the
future needs of the Service and improve its quality of Service to the public.
Budget $18.80 million with Counterpart
Start date January 2013
End date June 2016
3. Name of Project Strengthening the institutional capacity of the Ghana Immigration Service
(GIS) to effectively manage migration for national development.
Executing Agency The Ghana Immigration Service
Collaborating Partners UK High Commission
Sponsor(s) The Government of the United Kingdom
Main Objective(S) To strengthen the institutional capacity of GIS to effectively manage migration
for national development.
Budget £130,832.35
Start date 2013
End date 2014
Table 10: Projects Implemented and Those That Were Commenced In 2014
Analysis Of Embarkation & Disembarkation Data Contd.
JUN 73291 73693 68476 74512 73555 79911
JUL 81451 74690 81351 78536 83532 78035
AUG 79364 84226 82862 89605 76790 90346
SEP 73714 78481 77333 81263 58705 68159
OCT 71410 72201 72399 71452 56474 61194
NOV 71334 71801 73743 73027 63762 63469
DEC 75505 73738 77267 76616 75293 73850
TOTAL 861539 881213 869395 895446 833432 875936
Figure 5: Graphic Representation of Passenger Movements for 2012, 2013 and 2014
Table 16: Most Frequent Nationalities Who Entered / Exited Ghana in 2014
NATIONALITY 1ST QUARTER 2ND QUARTER 3RD QUARTER 4TH QUARTER TOTAL ARR DEP ARR DEP ARR DEP ARR DEP ARR DEP
Ghanaians 60419 75944 69634 79463 25636 31845 59810 62871 215499 250123
Ivoirians 5956 6081 5734 4333 2571 2187 6072 4742 20333 17343 Burkinabe 4236 4253 5077 4104 3601 2636 6284 4390 19198 15383 Nigerians 27538 31274 24253 27491 8192 8452 22368 23537 82351 90754 Liberians 3623 4622 4209 4191 1137 1048 1182 1100 10151 10961 S/ Africans 5496 5522 5416 5475 1537 1579 4119 4554 16568 17130 Togolese 2127 2933 2382 2400 1134 1152 2264 2134 7907 8619 French 3484 3250 3220 3406 1316 1264 2484 2820 10504 10740 Germans 4745 5143 4061 4486 2120 2548 3697 3642 14623 15819
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6.2 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF GIS 4-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
Table 11. : Implementation Status of the GIS Four (4)-Year (2011-2015) Strategic Plan
S/NO PROJECT
RESULTS
PROGRAMMED
ACTIVITIES
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF
IMPLEM. IN
%
1 Establish PPME Unit
Establish a Policy Planning Unit that would be responsible for advising the Director and Management on all matters of Policy. The Unit will manage the implementation work streams and be held accountable for progress reporting by management. The Unit will be responsible for
keeping GIS abreast with
changing demands, and ensuring
the organization adapts to cater
for them without deterioration of
Service Coordination of
Programmes/Projects
The Unit is fully setup and functional, Officers posted
to the Unit continue to receive targeted training in
relevant courses such as in Project Management,
Monitoring and Evaluations, Policy Planning and
design, etc. Under the GIS-UK projects, four (4)
Laptop computers, two (2) Desktop computers and
accessories, four (4) printers and accessories and an
operational Vehicle were procured for the Unit.
This activity’s
output is 100%
implemented
2 Develop a Comprehensive HR Policy and Plan
Develop Human Resource Policy; Develop Job Description to list
general tasks, functions, roles, and
responsibilities; Update and
approve Conditions and Scheme
of Service; Conduct Skills Audit;and Develop Deployment Plan.
Develop Human Resource Policy � The consultant procured to facilitate the
development of the HR Policy and Plan has submitted its final draft to the Service.
� Management has validated the HR Policy and Plan a printing company has been procured to print thedocument.
Develop Deployment Plan
This project is
about 80%
completed.
Analysis Of Embarkation & Disembarkation Data Contd.
AUG 76790 90346 9.21 10.31 SEP 58705 68159 7.04 7.78 OCT 56474 61194 6.78 6.99 NOV 63762 63469 7.65 7.25 DEC 75293 73850 9.03 8.43 TOTAL 833432 875936 100.00 100.00
Figure 4: Monthly Trend of Total Arrival and Departure of Travellers
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
NUMBER OF
TRAVELLERS
MONTH
TOTAL ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAVELLERS
ARR DEP
Figure 4, shows a fluctuating trend in both arrival and departure figures during the year under reference.
Arrival and departures figures started picking in March after the initial drop in February and continued to
steadily rise until June. July recorded an interesting phenomenon, whilst arrivals peaked in July, departure
showed a drop and later peaked in August. The increases recorded in the third quarter of the year could
among other considerations be as a result of holiday travels which are usually high during the summer
period.
Table 15: Comparative Analysis of Monthly Passenger Movements for 2012, 2013 and 2014
MONTH MOVEMENTS IN 2012 MOVEMENTS IN 2013 MOVEMENTS IN 2014
ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE JAN 67238 71270 71499 74995 72360 75878
FEB 62306 64260 62980 64370 60479 62293
MAR 70957 70309 64353 64974 70073 74289
APR 68800 74566 68024 74894 69735 73652
MAY 66169 71978 69108 71202 72674 74860
This output has been delivered. Copies of thedeployment plan have been submitted to the Director.HR software procured and installed.
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3 Expand and restructure the training curriculum
Well trained and motivated staff, with sufficient skills in sufficient numbers to perform their allocated roles To introduce personally tailored training. With targeted training for leadership and top management skills, specialist training for specialist roles and pre-streaming trainees to suitable Units To develop the “schooling” side
of training, while retaining the
boot camp aspects to create a
golden standard training
curriculum
Training Curriculum and Syllabus A committee has been set to finalize the Curriculum and Syllabus for management’s validation. Training Policy The final draft of the GIS Training Policy is awaiting management’s validation and implementation. Targeted Training Since the commencement of the implementation of the Strategic Plan, over 3,800 Officers of various ranks drawn from all GIS Commands have benefited from targeted Training. Some of the areas of study include but not limited to specialized training in Intelligence, Project Management, Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons, Document Fraud Detection, Computer training inter alia. Selected Officers received training in cross-cutting
issues under the GIS-Danish Project and Aeneas II
Programme.
This output is
80% delivered
4 The Legal Research Unit
Legal Department is operational and positioned to protect the facilities of the Service Properly positioned to be abreast
with developments in
International Immigration
Standards and to build the
flexibility for change into the
legal function.
Legal Books and Furniture procured. Initial funding was received from AENEAS II Programme. However, under the GIS-UK project, books worth in excess of GH¢ 55,000.00 were received. An office has been identified for the Legal Library and is being furnished for use. Under the GIMMA Project which was christened on
June 30th, 2014, the Legal Department would receive
further support to consolidate all Migration related
Laws, Conventions and Treaties into a single legal
handbook to serve as a one stop reference material for
all Officers.
This project
deliverable is
about 85%
completed
5 Comprehensive review of laws and implementation of international protocols and conventions
To re-examine the strategy for
implementation of the ECOWAS
Protocols, bilateral agreements,
and International laws bordering
migration.
The Ghana Immigration Service has a focal person on ECOWAS matters/issues The activities for the comprehensive review of immigration laws are captured under the GIMMA programme and would lead to the creation of an internal legal publication. The project’s kick-off meeting took place on June 26, 2014.
This activity is
about 45%
completed
6 Lead in the development of a
The ambition is to collaborate The final draft has been submitted to the Minister for the Interior.
This activity is
Analysis Of Embarkation & Disembarkation Data
Activities along the country’s frontiers were generally peaceful during the year under reference.
Movement of travellers to and from Ghana through the country’s Forty -Two (42) approved land borders
with several recognized entry points but yet to be gazetted were regular. The statistics compiled and its
analysis in this report is a representation of embarkation and disembarkation data on travellers received
from all approved entry/exit points.
In all, a total of Eight Hundred and Thirty-Three Thousand Four Hundred and Thirty-Two (833,432) and
Eight Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty-Six (875,936) arrivals and
departures respectively were recorded showing a respective decrease of 4.34% and 2.27% over the same
period last year , 2013.
Out of the total arrivals and departures obtained, Ghanaian travellers recorded 260,052 and 305,431
representing 31.20% and 35.87% respectively of the total arrival and departure figures, ECOWAS
travellers recorded 194,093 and 179,913 also representing 23.28% and 20.54% respectively of the total
arrival and departure figures, while other n ationals obtained 379,341 and 390,592 respectively
representing 45.52% and 44.59% of the total arrival and departure figures.
With respect to mode of transport, air travel continue to dominate as the preferred choice for most
travellers. With the total arrival and departure figures of 833,432 and 875,936 respectively, air travel came
top with a record of 753,421 (90.40%) and 802,327 (91.60%) of the total arrivals and departures values.
Travelling by land recorded 78,596 (9.43%) and 70,615 (8.06%) whilst travelling by sea received 1,415
(0.17%) arrivals and 2,994 (0.34%) departures respectively which has been the least patronised mode of
transportation by travellers.
The statistics and detailed summary of the above information have been given below:
Table 14: Monthly Statistics of Arrivals and Departures in 2014
MONTH TOTAL PERCENTAGE (%)
ARR DEP ARR DEP JAN 72360 75878 8.68 8.66 FEB 60479 62293 7.26 7.11 MAR 70073 74289 8.41 8.48 APR 69735 73652 8.37 8.41 MAY 72674 74860 8.72 8.55 JUN 73555 79911 8.83 9.12 JUL 83532 78035 10.02 8.91
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migration policy for Ghana
with other stakeholders and play a
leading role in the definition and
support for a National Migration
Policy. This is to enable the
country develop a comprehensive
policy that will contribute to the
socio-economic development of
Ghana and make it the Centre of
excellence in migration
management in the sub-region.
The draft National Migration Policy was validated by key stakeholders and the final draft has been submitted to the Hon. Minister for the Interior for further action.
about 95%
completed
7 Introduce pervasive standard policies and operating procedures
Conduct a comprehensive review of operational and administrative policies to ensure it meets changing needs. The review should encompass
review and renewal of the legal
instruments affecting
immigration; ensure legal
provisions cover new ways of
executing our core mandate
The SOPs have been printed and distributed. This activity is
100%
completed
8 Restructure and Expand the Legal Department
Recruit additional lawyers Three (3) lawyers have been recruited and are at post, 10 lay prosecutors have been trained under the Aeneas
Project
Project 100%
completed.
9 Create internal legal publication
A legal booklet compiling the
relevant laws relating to
immigration with an easy
interpretation for the lay-reader
would be developed. It will be
designed and written in an
accessible style that quickly
allows staff to find the laws
relevant to their role or task.
Implementation has commenced. This activity has
effectively been captured under the GIMMA Project. This activity is
about 55%
completed
10 Information and Communications Systems
GIS will conduct a
comprehensive Programme of
ICT infrastructure improvement.
This will involve an initial review
of the current ICT within GIS and
to produce a future look into what
would be necessary to support the
The GIS is implementing the e-immigration Project which looks at the Design, Installation, Training and Implementation Support for an integrated e-immigration System for the GIS. The e-immigration project has effectively commenced. Selected Officers have received some form of training on how the system would work and its usage. Under the GIMMA Project there is a component on the creation of a migration database which directly fits into
Project 95%
completed
Operations & Enforcement Contd.
figure compared to a total of One Hundred and Thirty Six Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy-One
(136,471) permits of various categories issued by the Service in 2013 shows a decrease of about 23.81%
percentage point over last year’s figures.
7.8 PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMITS
During the period under review, a total of One Hundred and Thirty-Seven (137) applications for
Permanent Residence Permits were recommended and approved by the Minister of the Interior. In
addition, Thirteen (13) applications are being processed.
The statistics of Permanent Residence Permits Applications received and processed during the period
under review have been given in the Table below:
Table 13: Breakdown of Applications Received and Processed
ITEM DESCRIPTION TOTAL
1 No of Applications Processed to DIS including Backlog of cases 143
2 No of Applications Approved and issued stickers (new and transfers) 196
3 No of application forms G and H sold 334
4 No of received Applications 89
5 No of processed applications submitted for approval 137
6 No of Approvals received from the Ministry of Interior 137
7.9 BORDER PATROL
Personnel of the Border Patrol Unit (BPU) at the various Sectors through their patrols were able to clamp
down on the smuggling of goods such as petroleum products, cocoa beans, among others. In the process,
the Service intercepted and confiscated One Hundred and Ninety-Four (194) jerry cans of petrol being
smuggled to Ivory Coast at Buko near Sampa.
Between July and September 2014, the Leklebi Dafor Sector also intercepted Four Hundred and Forty-
Seven (447) bags of cocoa beans being smuggled to Togo. Additionally, Mercedes Benz Salon car
(C180), Nissan Patrol 4x4 SSR-X and 5bags of cocoa were intercepted at the Nyive Sector as well as
303.5g of heroine at Aflao.
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GIS the implementation strategy of the GIS Strategic Plan. The Service has also procured and distributed some quantities of computers to all GIS Commands. The Service also obtained 50 Computers and
Accessories from the Ministry of Communication.
11 Initiate Programme on provision of Office facilities
This will enable GIS to make
forward-looking provision for
office space. The strategy will
take into account any requirement
to open new routes
The Service has made major strides in delivering this
output, the challenge has been the unfavourable
budgetary allocations and support to the Service. This
notwithstanding, please refer to table 25 on Estate and
General Services.
This output is
arguably 20%
implemented
12 Staff housing provisioning
The Service will initiate a study
into options for the provisioning
of staff housing, with a view to
commencing a staff housing
project.
This output continues to be a challenge to deliver due
to unfavourable budgetary allocations and support to
the Service. Please refer to table 25 on Estate and
General Services.
This activity is
about 32 %
completed
13 Build a mid-country training school
Establish a mid-country training
school to support our expanded
training curriculum and cope with
increasing demands.
The sub-committee implementing this activity has
identified a parcel of land in the Brong Ahafo Region
and has commenced the processes to register the Land
in the name of the Service.
Activity 12%
completed
14 Equipment provisioning plan
There is a planning side to this
which will mean an equipment
requisition register & gap
analysis, enabling GIS to develop
a sourcing strategy, procurement
case and Sourcing plan.
Office equipment, computers, printers and accessories have been provided to almost all GIS Commands. This process shall be enhanced in 2015. The e-immigration project will also provide equipment to selected Commands Under the GIS-Danish project, an ICT Lab was setup at the Assin-Foso Training School Again, under the GIMMA project, an ICT Lab would be setup at the GIS Academy at Assin-Foso The GIS-UK Project has also provided limited quantities of equipment as captured under status of implementation ( establish the PPME unit) Given the capital intensive nature of implementing this
activity and also given the challenge faced by the
Service in terms of budgetary allocation, this activity
has not seen any major improvement.
This activity is
therefore 65%
implemented
15 Cross-government collaborative working
This initiative formalizes our
intention to cement positive
common working practices where
our duties interface with those of
other government departments.
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with Seven (7) allied agencies to collaborate in the fight against irregular migration and related cross border crime. The Service is also involved with a host of other
collaborators as a member of the Inter-Ministerial
Committee on Security, Migration among others.
This project is
about 90%
implemented
Operations & Enforcement Contd.
7.7 PERMIT PROCESSING
Table 12: Breakdown of Permits Issued –Year, 2014
TYPE OF PERMITS 2014 2013 VARIANCE
Residence Permit 36,691 46,245 (9,554)
Re-Entry 2,903 5,987 (3,084)
Extension of Visitor’ s Permit 20,178 33,817 (13,639)
Emergency Entry/Transit Visa 35,860 40,466 (4,606)
Work Permit 6,846 5,917 929
Immigrant Quota (was added to RP) 2,475
Diplomatic Permit 1,502 1,564 (62)
TOTAL 103,980 136,471 (32,491)
Figure 3: Graphical Representation of Number of Permits Issued in 2014
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10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
Residence Permit Re-Entry Extensions OfVisitors Permit
EmergencyEntry/Transit Visa
Work Permit Diplomatic ImmigrantQuotation
PERMITS PROCESSED IN 2014 AND 2013
Year 2014 Year 2013
Statistics show considerable decrease in the number of permits issued by the Service in 2014 as compared
to those issued in 2013.
A critical analysis of the data however, indicates that there was a general decline in the number of permits
processed in 2014. All the permits except Work Permit recorded marginal increase of Nine Hundred and
Twenty-Nine (929) representing 15.70% increase over the same period last year, all the other permits
issued by the Service recorded major negative variances. In all, a total of One Hundred and Three
Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty (103,980) permits of various categories were issued in 2014. This
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16 Funding Strategy To secure adequate funding from
the Government of Ghana, IGF,
the world Bank and DANIDA,
other traditional and non-
traditional development partners
as well as exploring commercial
financing if necessary, to enable
the Service to successfully
execute all projects under the GIS
Four-Year Strategic Plan.
Several proposals have been written to Government and selected foreign missions in Ghana to assist in the implementation of the GIS Four (4)-Year Strategic Plan (2011-2015). So far, we have received support from the EU –under the AENEAS II and GIMMA projects, the Danish British, American and Spanish Governments. It is our hope in the coming year that we receive
favourable response from the International Centre for
Migration Policy Development.
This activity is
about 85%
completed
17 Communication Strategy
To develop and define the
strategy and methodology for
communication of successes both
internally and externally to ensure
that the people know what is
going on and buy-into the success
by understanding how it will
affect them.
Officers and Men continue to be sensitized on programmes and projects carried out by the Service. The Aeneas II project also saw the development of a communication strategy to communicate the successes as well as to sensitize the general public on the work of the Service with particular reference to outputs under the programme. To this end, two documentaries were developed and have since been aired on selected media outlets in Ghana. A staff journal was also developed printed and distributed. There were several Radio and TV programmes and
announcement to educate the general public on the
work of the Service
This activity is
100%
implemented
OPERATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT
7.0 ARREST
A total of Three Hundred and Three (303) persons of varying nationalities were arrested during the period
under review. This number includes One Hundred and Twenty-Five (125) Nigeriennes suspected to be
involved in illegal mining and One Hundred and Seventy-Eight (178) others of varying nationalities
arrested for breaching immigration laws and regulations.
7.1 INADMISSIBLE / REFUSED ENTRY
During the period under review, Seven Hundred and Twenty-Five (725) persons of Ghanaian nationalities
were refused entry into various destinations abroad. A total of Fifty-Seven (57) persons of foreign
nationalities were refused entry into Ghana for failing to meet entry requirements.
Operations & Enforcement Contd.
7.2 REPATRIATION/DEPORTATION OF OTHER NATIONALS
Four Hundred and Ninety-Five (495) other nationals were also repatriated from Ghana to their respective
countries of origin for flouting immigrations laws. Additionally, Sixteen (16) persons of other
nationalities were also deported from Ghana to their respective home countries for various immigration
offences during the period under reference.
7.3 REPATRIATION/DEPORTATION OF GHANAIANS FROM ABROAD
Two Thousand Three Hundred and Sixty (2,360) Ghanaians were deported from abroad to Ghana in 2014
for committing various immigration offences. A total of One Hundred and Nine (109) Ghanaians were
also repatriated during the period under review. This figure includes Ninety-Three (93) Ghanaian nationals
who opted for voluntary repatriation from abroad.
7.4 STOWAWAYS
The year recorded the interception and arrest of Ninety-One (91) Ghanaians who attempted to stowaway
to destinations in Europe and America. They have since been handed over to the police for further
investigations.
7.5 DOCUMENT FRAUD AND EXPERTISE CENTRE
The Centre received various referral cases of suspected forgeries/counterfeits of travel documents,
verification of travel history and other sources of documents such as Birth certificate and Marriage
certificate of prospective visa applicants. In all, Nine Hundred and Seven (907) cases were received and
processed over the period under review of which Four Hundred and Forty-Two (442) were found to be
fraudulent.
7.6 INTELLIGENCE GATHERING
The Intelligence Unit of the Service investigated Twenty-One (21) cases of foreigners working in Ghana
illegally with forged GIPC Quota Letters. It shared Sixty-Three (63) classified information on request,
with Law Enforcement Institutions and foreign Missions accredited in Ghana. The Unit also investigated
and cleared One Hundred and Seventy-Seven (177) foreign nationals working in Ghana at various
capacities.
The Service through its Intelligence Unit responded to Thirteen (13) requests from foreign missions in
Ghana and verified Sixty-Eight (68) cases of Residence Permits to the banks and non-law enforcement
agencies.
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