Ministry of Interior (Ghana)

Ministry of the Interior

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Ghana
Headquarters	P.O Box M42, Accra
Annual budget	406.207 million GH¢ (2012)[1]
Minister responsible	Kwesi Ahwoi
Website	mint.gov.gh

The Ministry of the Interior is a ministry of the government of Ghana mandated to ensure internal security, as well as the maintenance of law and order in the country. The successes achieved in the socio-economic sphere of the nation and the realization of Government’s plans and programmes under the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) as well as the various Presidential Special Initiatives (PSIs) was largely achieved because the country had experienced a relatively safe and secure environment.^[2]

About the Ministry

The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Interior, who is appointed by the President of Ghana and is approved by the Ghana Parliament after a vetting process. The Minister of Interior is Mark Owen Woyongo since August 2014.

Objectives of the Ministry

In order to ensure the proper functioning of the Ministry, it has it functions being divided into seven major objectives. These are aimed at achieving the wholist purpose of the Ministries aim of maintaining internal peace:^[2]

1. Ensure adequate protection of life and property.
2. Ensure effective and efficient crime prevention and detection.
3. Strengthen disaster prevention, management and social mobilisation.
4. Regulate and monitor the entry, stay and exit of nationals of all countries.
5. Develop a highly efficient and humane custodial and reformatory system.
6. Improve institutional capacity.
7. Improve the public relations system.

Related agencies

The Ministry of Interior being the government's chief agency in charge of maintenance and enforcement of Internal Law and Order has agencies under it that have specific functions aimed at achieving the overall purpose of the Ministry and the country as a whole. The Institutions through which the Ministry performs its functions are:^[3]

• The Refugee Board
• The Ghana Police Service
• The National Disaster Management Organization
• The Ghana Immigration Service
• The Narcotics Control Board
• The Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service
• The Ghana Prisons Service

References

Ministries and Agencies in Ghana
Ministry of Interior	Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service Narcotics Control Board Borstal Institute for Juveniles Ghana Prisons Service Ghana Immigration Service Refugee Board Ministry of Tourism National Disaster Management Organization Ghana Police Service Ministry of Education National Accreditation Board Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs
Ministry of Youth and Sports	National Youth Authority (Ghana) National Youth Employment Program National Service Secretariat (Ghana)
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning	Ghana Statistical Service SSNIT Value Added Tax Service Internal Revenue Service Chartered Institute of Taxation Ghana Revenue Authority Customs Excise and Preventive Service
Ministry of Trade and Industry	Ghana Standards Board The Institute of Economic Affairs
Ministry of Health	Ghana Health Service Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
Ministry of Communication and Technology	National Information Technology Agency Ghana Space Science and Technology Centre Ghana Open Data Initiative Council for Scientific and Industrial Research National Media Commission
Ministry of Defence	Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) Ghana Armed Forces Ghana Nuclear Society
Ministry of Transport	Ghana Civil Aviation Authority GRC DVLA Ghana Highway Authority Ministry of Roads and Highways
Ministry of Energy	Ghana National Petroleum Corporation Volta River Authority GAEC
Ministry of Food and Agriculture	Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA)
Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation	Environment and Natural Resources Advisory Council Environmental Protection Agency