The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has announced that over 2,000 foreign nationals engaged in street begging have been relocated to their home countries.
He said the move has significantly reduced the presence of beggars on the streets of Accra and other cities across the country.
Speaking at the first session of the Government Accountability Series, the Minister revealed that the exercise forms part of a broader plan to sanitise public spaces and restore order in urban centres.
“In collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, and the Ghana Immigration Service, we were able to remove over 2,241 street beggars who had been cleared off our streets and repatriated to their countries,” he said.
He added “This exercise has restored public order in urban centres while supporting a vulnerable population with humane intervention.”
The Government Accountability Series is an initiative to provide the public with updates on the performance of the John Mahama administration and to strengthen transparency and citizen engagement.
The Interior Minister noted that strategies are being mapped out to sustain the repatriation initiative and ensure that foreign nationals involved in street begging are permanently removed from the streets.
“We are mapping out strategies that will make sure we eliminate all these challenges on our streets, not only in Accra but across cities in the country,” he noted.
According to him, the Police Service has demonstrated a proactive approach in its operations, leading to positive outcomes in crime reduction.
The Interior Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring law and order, as well as the safety and well-being of all residents across the country.
