The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), has hinted on harnessing the power of digitalization to ensure efficient and effective use of its resources in the provision of services this year.
Delivering a speech at an end of year Thanksgiving Service at the GIS headquarters in Accra, the Comptroller General, Mr Kwame Asuah-Takyi, indicated that GIS has a planned program aimed at delivering quality services to the public between 2023 -2028.
According to him, the planned programme include safety and security, and how to   harness the benefits of migration for the socio-economic development of the country.
He, however, indicated that these plans will not materialize if GIS does not digitalize its systems to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources in the execution of the plans.
“…Fellow officers, the outlook for the coming year will see the Immigration Service putting in some strategies as we put the final touches to our 2023-2028 Strategic Plan to ensure Public Safety and Security, Service Delivery and also harnessing the benefits of migration for the socio-economic development of the country.
“This will be anchored on digitalization of our work systems to ensure efficiency and effective use of resources,” he said.
The GIS Boss said other guiding principle that will ensure the delivery of quality service to the public will be discipline, positive attitude to work, patriotism and love for the country. “These are the sure ingredients in moving the country forward,” Mr Asuah-Takyi added.
On discipline, Mr Asuah-Takyi noted that it takes discipline and dedication to duty and a sense of purpose to serve Mother Ghana and that the service personnel must strive to be disciplined always.
He advised members of the Service to put to a stop to attitudes that hamper the collective good of GIS and encouraged them to lend their support to management for the betterment of the Service.Â
The Special Guest of Honor, Mrs Adelaide Anno-Kumi, Chief Director, Ministry of interior on her part thanked God for all that He has done for GIS and prayed that 2023 will be a better year. He urged the personnel to do their best to lift up the image of the Service in the coming year.
Irrespective of all the speeches, the program wouldn’t have been a success without the melodious songs from the Migrant Band of the GIS.
The group thrilled officers, management and civilians who were at the premises of the GIS with harmonious Christmas choral and other songs to express their appreciation to the Lord Almighty for how far He has brought the Service.
The popular Christmas twi song: “Afe Ako aprow” to wit “The year has gone a full cycle, It has come to meet us again,” and many more songs were sang to thank God and entertain the audience.
The GIS Boss, the Chief Director of the Ministry of The Interior, management of GIS and the junior officers all couldn’t help but to get on the dance floor to shake off the stress they had gone through.
They, however, didn’t forget to observe a minute silence for 32 of their personnel who went to be with the Lord during the year and prayed that God will keep them in His bossom.
