The
Ghana
Immigration
Service
(GIS)
has
promoted
staff
of
the
service
that
represented
Ghana
in
the
last
Africa
Games
in
armwrestling.
This
was
in
fulfilment
of
a
promise
made
by
the
Comptroller-General
of
the
Service,
Mr
Kwame
Asuah
Takyi,
when
the
successful
pullers
called
on
him
to
present
the
medals
to
him.
The
captain
of
the
national
armwrestling
team,
Assistant
Inspector
Edward
Yamoah
Asamoah,
and
ITO
Coach
Nii
Otoo
Larkyne
who
excelled
were
promoted
to
ranks
of
Inspectors
of
the
GIS,
a
statement
from
the
GIS
explained.
The
Comptroller-General,
Mr
Kwame
Asuah
Takyi,
congratulated
the
officers
for
their
hard
work
and
dedication,
saying,
“Your
achievement
is
a
testament
to
the
service’s
commitment
to
excellence.
We
are
proud
of
you,
and
this
promotion
is
a
well-deserved
recognition
of
your
efforts.”
The
armwrestling
team
won
a
total
of
41
medals,
with
the
GIS
officers
playing
a
crucial
role
in
the
team’s
success.
The
officers
expressed
gratitude
to
the
Comptroller-General
and
the
GIS
leadership
for
the
recognition
and
promised
to
work
harder
in
order
to
bring
honour
to
the
service.
“The
gesture
by
the
GIS
leadership
is
a
clear
demonstration
of
the
service’s
commitment
to
rewarding
excellence
and
motivating
personnel
to
strive
for
greatness,”
the
statement
said.
Meanwhile,
the
GIS
has
also
committed
to
grant
employment
to
civilian
officers
who
competed
in
armwrestling
for
Ghana
at
the
African
Games.
BY
TIMES
SPORTS
REPORTER