Alhaji Issahaku Salia, Upper West Regional
Minister, says government will adequately resource the Ghana Prisons Service to enable it play its role of reforming prisoners.
"Government is aware of some of the things the Prisons Service need to help reform prisoners and will therefore not relent in its efforts in
mobilizing resources to support the service to carry out its mandate successfully", he assured.
Alhaji Salia said this when he paid his maiden visit to the Ghana Prisons Service and the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) at Wa on Monday.
The visit afforded the Minister the opportunity to interact with officers of the two vital institutions to find out their problems and
challenges to see how government could help address them.
He commended the Prisons staff for their patience in dealing with the inmates that had contributed significantly to the peaceful atmosphere and security going on in the Prisons yard.
Alhaji Salia also commended the staff for cultivating 96 acres of land to produce crops to support government's effort towards the feeding of
prisoners.
The Regional Commander of the Prisons Service, Assistant Director of Prisons (ADP) Mr. Lord Nii Boye Tagoe said a total of 92 staff made up of seven Superior Officers and 87 Subordinates were serving in the region.
He said security had been stable in the Prison because of the submissiveness of inmates coupled with the high sense of professionalism
displayed by the officers.
He assured the Minister that all the 177 inmates were in save custody.
He appealed to government to increase the current cost of feeding per prisoner from 60 pesewas a day to a much suitable amount to enable them provide quality meals for the inmates.
Addressing personnel of CEPS, the Minister commended them for their hard work and urged them to continue to generate enough revenue for
government to undertake developmental projects and improve on their conditions of service.
Mr. Samuel Terry Morkeh, the Sector Commander, thanked the Minister for the visit and pledged their commitment to discharge their duties without any reservations.
He, however, called on government to give them the necessary logistical support to enable do their work without any hindrance.