STORY: Vincent Adedze, Tamale
THE acting Northern Regional Commander of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Mr Baba Salami, has entreated foreigners residing in the Tamale metropolis to regularise their stay and acquire the necessary work permit to avoid breaching the immigration laws of the land.
He stated that the enforcement unit of his outfit would leave no stone unturned to ensure that foreigners abided by immigration laws.
Mr Salami said this during a presentation of two motorbikes to the GIS at a short ceremony in Tamale. The bikes, valued at GH¢1,400, were provided by Motor King Limited, dealers in motorbikes and tricycles manufactured in China under the brand name “MK”.
The facilities are to support the GIS in its operations in the area. The director further indicated that the enforcement unit had drawn up a programme to sensitise the public as well as departments and other establishments to immigration laws.
According to him, “it is necessary that foreigners renew and acquire their work permits and regularise their business documents to facilitate their stay in Ghana and for that matter the north”.
The Head of the Enforcement Unit of the GIS, Mr Thomas Adjei, equally entreated foreigners to seek expert advice from the GIS regarding the regularisation of their stay in the country and their business operations.
He expressed gratitude to the company for the gesture and hoped other organisations in the metropolis would “emulate this shining example”.
The Managing Director of Motor King Limited, Madam Nong Gao, who donated the bikes, said the gesture was to reciprocate the co-operation and support that the GIS gave to her outfit that resulted in the smooth establishment and running of the company.
“We established this company since June last year and patronage has been encouraging; the motorbike industry in Tamale is brisk because most residents use this facility as transport,” she further noted.
Madam Gao appealed to prospective foreign investors to always seek advice from the Immigration Service regarding the acquisition of their work and business permits.
According to her, the company assembles the motorbikes in Tamale and sells them to individuals and companies in the three northern regions.
She equally expressed gratitude to residents including chiefs and opinion leaders for “tremendous support and hospitality accorded us in this area”.
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