General News of Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Source: GNA

Interior Minister urges immigration officers to maintain good image

Accra, Dec. 13, GNA -The Minister of the Interior, Dr Benjamin Kumbuor, on Tuesday asked immigration officers to endeavour to maintain an image that would reflect discipline and integrity. "In whatever situation, do not bend the rules. Work as a group and try to purge the Ghana Immigration Service of indiscipline and suspicion of corruption."

Dr Kumbuor made the call when addressing the Second Conference of Regional Commanders of Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in Accra. He said while the GIS was performing well, "disturbing stories" about personnel misconducting themselves often did not auger well for the image of the service.

Dr Kumbuor said even if those stories were rumours, the minds of the public had to be disabused of them, because they still did not paint a good '