Immigration officers stationed at the country’s entry points are dissatisfied with what they say are government’s efforts to slash their daily stipends by half.
The officers are part of ‘Operation Calm Life’, a government-led campaign to combat illegal activities in and around entry points; Akanu, Laklebi,Hamile ,Elubo, and Saboba.
The process, which was supposed to last two months, has now lasted eleven months with no hint of when it will end.
According to one of the officers, the government has not paid their regular stipends of GHC100 for nearly three months, forcing many of them to rely on personal funds to make ends meet.
In furtherance of his displeasure, he state that “There were other colleagues. We were taking the same with them and they received their own over the weekend on Saturday. When they got theirs it had been slashed and they explained that this is how it will be moving forward, and that in our instance we would generally have to manage”
Speaking to the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Immigration Service Supt. Michael Amoako Atta, he said the service is aware of the issues raised by the immigration officers deployed for the operation and the service are having consultative meetings in that regard which will be communicated to the public soon.
