One hundred and thirty-seven senior officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) across the country have been promoted by the Immigration Service Council (ISC) to their next respective ranks.
They were promoted after satisfying the requirements of satisfactory performance and good conduct, as well as passing promotion interviews.
They comprise 17 Assistant Commissioners, 21 Chief Superintendents, seven Superintendents, 82 Deputy Superintendents, and two Assistant Superintendents.
17 Assistant Commissioners of Immigration promoted Seven Assistant commissioners of Immigration (ACI) were promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Immigration (DCI).
Notable among them are ACI Peter C. Nantuo, Head of Legal; ACI Isaac Oklu Lourtey, Head of Operations; ACI Maud Anima Quainoo, Head Administration; ACI Yaw Owusu-Achiaw, Deputy Western Regional Commander; ACI Evelyn Lotsu, Financial Controller; and ACI Prudence Aku Sosuh, Eastern Regional Commander.
21 Chief Superintendents of Immigration promoted Twenty-one Chief Superintendents of Immigration (CSI) were promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Immigration (ACI).
Among them are CSI Samuel Basintale Amadu, Tema Regional Commander; CSI Faisal Disu, Head of Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation; CSI Kojo Oppong Yeboah, Head of Human Resource; CSI Justice Amevor, Aflao Sector Commander; CSI Francis Palmdeti, immediate-past Central Regional Commander; CSI Kwasi Opoku Apau, Upper East Regional Commander; and CSI Charles Bediako, Brong Ahafo Regional Commander.
7 Superintendents of Immigration promoted Seven Superintendents of Immigration were promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent of Immigration.
They include Supt. William Andoh, Head of Enforcement of the Northern Regional Command; Supt. Michael Asiedu Ampomah, Head of Management Information System; Supt. Eunice Abeyie, Deputy Head of Human Resource; and Supt. Daniel Langbiir, Deputy Head of Work Permit Section.
82 Deputy Superintendents of Immigration promoted Eighty-two Deputy Superintendents of Immigration (DSI) were promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Immigration.
They include DSI Isaac Ghansah; DSI Nicholas Allassani, Course Commander of the Immigration Service Academy; DSI Believe Bubu Yao Pomeyie, Staff Officer of the Immigration Service Academy and Training School; DSI William Essah, Staff Officer of Ashanti Regional Command; and DSI Emmanuel Kwaku Burah, Head of Transport.
Others are DSI Regina Nana Nyarkoa Asiedu, Domestic Bursar of Immigration Service Training School; DSI Michael Amoako-Atta, Head of Public Affairs; and DSI Amoateng Ennin, Deputy Chief Staff Officer and Aide-de-Camp to the Comptroller-General of Immigration.
2 Assistant Superintendents of Immigration promoted Twenty Assistant Superintendents of Immigration (ASI) were promoted to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Immigration (DSI).
The promotion, which is in fulfilment of the Immigration Service Act, 2016 (ACT 980) and its Regulations (L.I. 2245), is also in making good the promise by Interior Minister Ambrose Dery’s that promotion of Immigration Officers would not be delayed in the GIS under the current Akufo-Addo administration.
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