Commissioner of Immigration (COI), Isaac Owusu Mensah, has been named as the current Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration (DCGI) in charge of Finance and Administration by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
This is in compliance with Section 16(1) of the Ghana Immigration Service Act, Act 908.
He is the second Senior Officer to reach this stage, following Mrs. Judith Dzokoto-Lomoh’s retirement in March 2016 as a result of the enactment of Immigration Service Act 908, which repealed PNDC Law 226 and necessitated the reorganization of the Service’s rating scheme.
Supt. Michael Amoako-Atta, the Head of Public Relations, released an official statement.
Mr. Owusu Mensah had over 28 years of experience in all facets of immigration procedures, including enforcement, intelligence, communications, human resource management, and border management, according to the statement.
Mr. Owusu Mensah was the Director of Border Protection Department previous to his promotion.
At various periods, he was the Regional Commander for the Volta and Greater Accra Regions.
He was the Head of the Human Resource Department and later the Head of the Policy Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Department at the National Headquarters of the Ghana Immigration Service, among other roles.
Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi, the Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), charged Mr. Owusu Mensah, the current Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration, to carry his years of experience to bear on his new job, create a powerful squad, and realign the Service’s human capital and administrative roles, during a ceremony to confer the rank of DCGI on him.
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“Aim for perfection at all levels and leave a mark that can bear the test of time,” he advised.
The Ghana Immigration Service was established in 1989 with the legislative mandate of ensuring efficient migration administration and management in the country while also improving internal security.
Some of these involve managing and tracking people’s entry and departure through Ghana’s boundaries, as well as running a credible work and residency permit scheme that meets the country’s socioeconomic needs.
The GIS is governed by the Immigration Service Council which is overseen by the Ministry of the Interior. The Comptroller-General is the Service’s Head.
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