The Minister for Interior, Mr. Hackman Owusu Agyemang at the weekend said Ghana would consolidate its hard won reputation in the promotion of peace and good neighbourliness in the Sub-Saharan Africa.
He said the country would not countenance security flaws from the security agencies, especially, those at the border posts since that could mark the solid foundation laid in the past two years.
Mr. Agyemang was addressing security personnel at the Paga border as part of his two-day duty tour of the Upper East Region. He said government had gone through major processes of cementing ties with its neighbours, adding that it was, therefore, intolerable for a few people to derail the process.
The minister said since Paga was a major transit point, it was essential for security personnel there to treat travellers, particularly those of other countries with diplomacy to maintain Ghana's reputation.
Mr. Agyemang commended the security personnel especially the Customs Exercise and Preventive Service (CEPS) for their revenue mobilisation ability. He, however, said: ''Ensure that whatever you get goes to the state purse because anybody caught pocketing any state funds to derail the development process, will suffer the consequences."
Mr Agyeman gave the assurance that the government would do its best, within the confines of the national coffers to provide them with logistics to enable CEPS operate efficiently.
The minister earlier visited the Ghana Prisons Service at Navrongo to familiarize himself with the conditions there. He advised the inmates to learn lessons from their mistakes and that though the future might look bleak for them, they could reform and lead meaningful lives after they serve their sentences.
Mr Agyeman also called on Pe Awampaga, Paramount Chief of the Paga Traditional Area and the Regent for the Navrongo Traditional Area, Arthur Balinia Adda. They appealed to the Minister to help provide logistics for security personnel in the area to enable them work efficiently.
