The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has inaugurated a 13-member Governing Council of the Ghana Prisons Service.
The Governing Council has been tasked with driving the transformation of the country’s correctional system.
The council is chaired by Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi, the immediate past General Secretary of the Church of Pentecost.
The other members of the council are Deputy Interior Minister Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, Member of Parliament for Nandom Kuuire Richard, Suhail Abdul Mumin, Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, Esq., Nana Mprah Besemuna III, and other individuals nominated by President John Dramani Mahama.
In his remarks at the ceremony held on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, the minister admonished the council to leverage their diverse expertise to provide strategic oversight for the operations of the Prison Service.
“Upon assumption of office, you are expected to bring your expertise on board and provide strategic oversight for the operations of the service. Increase advocacy and stakeholder engagement, support prison reforms and mechanisation, and ensure accountability in all transactions,” he stated.
According to him, the ministry will provide the council with the needed support and resources as well as modernise and guide the prison service with sound policy and ethical leadership.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
