The Immigration Service bill which will give personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) the power to bear arms is currently being read for the second time in Parliament.
Deputy Interior Minister, James Agalga moved for the motion for the bill to be read on Thursday and it was supported by the Ablekuma South Member Parliament (MP), Fritz Baffour.
[contextly_sidebar id=”WYdXmeoXIFShyKHLkSGXdfSFPKqQy28V”]The purpose of the bill is to re-enact the Immigration Service Act 1989 (PNDC Law 226) to address current challenges facing the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS).
The bill when passed, will among other things, give personnel of the GIS the right to bear arms to effectively protect the nation’s territorial borders.
It will also give them the authority to set up border patrol unit, document fraud expertise centre, migration management bureau, among others.
The bill clearly spells out the functions of the Service as its operations have seen remarkable expansion over the years and these additional roles need to be regularized.
The bill further seeks to expand the operational structures of the Service by creating more departments, sections and units to support the three existing directorates.
By: Raymond Acquah/citifmonline.com/Ghana