By Rihana\u00a0Adam, GNA\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Accra,\u00a0Jan.\u00a05, GNA \u2013 Dr. Noah\u00a0Ahomka\u00a0Yeboah, Deputy Commissioner of Immigration (DCOI) and Regional Commander of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at Kotoka International Airport (KIA), has called on officers to prioritise good health,\u00a0professionalism\u00a0and positive human relations in projecting Ghana\u2019s image to the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said officers at the KIA Regional Command bore enormous responsibility as frontline personnel who interacted daily with people from diverse cultural,\u00a0social\u00a0and religious backgrounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr. Yeboah was delivering a welcome\u00a0address\u00a0at an aerobics and sports programme organised by the Ghana Immigration Service in collaboration with the management of Kotoka International Airport on the theme: \u201cKeep Fit, Stay Healthy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The event was held at the University of Ghana\u2019s\u00a0Sarbah\u00a0Field as part of activities to usher in the 2026 working year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr. Yeboah expressed gratitude to the Almighty God for a successful gathering and thanked\u00a0the Ghana Immigration Service, sponsors,\u00a0officers\u00a0and all\u00a0stakeholders\u00a0who made this year\u2019s\u00a0programme\u00a0a successful one.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said,\u00a0\u201cyou can get everything right, but without good health, it amounts to nothing,\u201d stressing the need for officers to embrace physical exercise as part of their lifestyle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He commended fellow officers for their participation, noting that \u201call work and no play\u00a0make\u00a0one dull,\u201d and said such recreational activities were essential for mental and physical well-being.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr. Yeboah reminded officers that expectations at KIA were exceptionally high, as they\u00a0were required\u00a0to deliver beyond routine duties.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u00a0said, \u201cyou interact with people from all walks of life,\u00a0from local to international travellers each with their own cultures, beliefs and understanding.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cAs frontline officers, you are obliged to appreciate these differences and make Ghana a comfortable place for them to enter.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
He emphasised that officers\u2019 interaction with travellers, whether first-time visitors or frequent travellers, played a critical role in shaping\u00a0perceptions\u00a0of Ghana.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Saying, \u201cif your performance at the entry point is poor, you paint a picture of Ghana as a horrible place\u201d urging officers to\u00a0remain professional at all times\u00a0by dressing smartly, speaking\u00a0politely\u00a0and handling sensitive cultural issues with tact.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr. Yeboah noted that in some cultures, certain questions might cause agitation, especially when asked by women and called on officers to understand such dynamics and respond appropriately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said,\u00a0\u201cKIA is important not only to the Ghana Immigration Service but to the entire country.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cEveryone who enters Ghana must be received and treated with humanity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The programme featured aerobics and several sporting activities including football, ludo, scrabble,\u00a0oware, sack race, table tennis, lime-and-spoon race,\u00a0musical chairs\u00a0etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a remark, the Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. Samuel\u00a0Basintale\u00a0Amadu, thanked the sponsors and organisers for supporting the initiative, describing the exercise as beneficial to the Service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said the institution had opened its doors to such activities because they promoted unity, improved well-being and created an avenue for officers to express themselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sponsors of the\u00a0events\u00a0included,\u00a0Twellium\u00a0Ghana, \u2060Kingdom limited, Escort security services, Kane-em\u00a0Industries Ltd,\u00a0Ciatec\u00a0Group, \u2060Aiteo\u00a0Global group, Special ice,\u00a0Centrosti\u00a0Bel-Aqua.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the Service begins the\u00a02026-year, Dr. Yeboah said the programme was meant to send a message to the world that officers at KIA were \u201cfit and ready for the task ahead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Winners in the various competitions received awards, with the Senior Service team defeating the Junior Service team to win gold in the football event.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
GNA\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kenneth\u00a0Odeng\u00a0Adade\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Rihana\u00a0Adam, GNA\u00a0\u00a0 Accra,\u00a0Jan.\u00a05, GNA \u2013 Dr. Noah\u00a0Ahomka\u00a0Yeboah, Deputy Commissioner of Immigration (DCOI) and Regional Commander of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4973,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[79,909],"class_list":{"0":"post-4972","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ghana","8":"tag-ghana","9":"tag-greater-accra-region"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}