Story by: Ishmael Barfi
Prisons Service Officers has been tasked to contribute their quota towards the transformation of the Service as well as avail themselves wholly to their duties.
According to the outgoing Chaplain-General of the of the Ghana Prisons Service, Assistant Director of Prisons (ADP) Apostle James Teye Tetteh, for the Service to strive and achieve it’s core mandate as prescribed in the Constitution, there will be the need for officers both junior and senior officers to put in their best in every task assigned to them.
” Take opportunities to avail yourself and do them with deligence “, he Admonished.
ADP James Teye Tetteh made this call during his retirement service at the Prisons Inter-denominational church at the Prisons Service Headquarters in Accra.
Prisons Service Officers Tasked to dutifully contribute towards the transformation of the Service
He indicated that, officers should see their enlistment into the Service as a calling and service to mankind and country, hence the should be discipline, adherence to instructions of authorities and eschew bitterness and witch hunting.
Adding that,undermining a colleague or an authority won’t help but rather destroy fibre of unity and peace enjoyed in the Service.
However apostle ADP James Teye Tetteh used the occasion to thank the leadership of the Ghana Prisons Service led by the Director-General of Prisons (DGP) Mr. Isaac Kofi Egyir and the entire Ghana Prisons Service staff for their cordinal cooperation during his twenty years service.
Delivering his Sermon at the ceremony on the topic “God is not unjust”, Apostle Lt. Col Benjamin Godson Kumi-Woode, Chaplain of the Ghana Armed Forces explained that, God is just, righteous, faithful and good towards everyone.
He further explained that, if righteousness prevailed in society, the would-be no need for justice.
Retired Apostle ADP James Teye Tetteh receiving a Plague from the Director-General of Prisons Service, (DGP), Mr. Isaac Kofi Egyir
However, indicated that, where there is no righteousness, God’s intervention was justice by man.
Reflecting on the parable of the Master and his three servants in Matthew 25:19-23, he noted that, the two servants who worked deligently were rewarded, while the servant who failed to be productive, faced the consequences of his action.
In explaining why God is not unjust, Apostle Lt. Col Kumi-Woode said God keeps records of everything people do , remembers everything as well as rewards every good work done by his servants
“Beyond the profile, God has detail records of everything, keeps every good deeds of stewards in remembrance and he is the rewarder of those who deligently seek him,”he added.
Furthermore he stated that “the morality of any society is measured on how it treats the vulnerables”.
He therefore ended his Sermon by congratulating and commending Apostle ADP James Teye Tetteh for the good work done and serving his generation dutifully.
A Shirt prayer was offered on behalf of Apostle ADP James Teye Tetteh by Apostle David Tekper, Achimota Area Head of the Church of Pentecost.
Apostle ADP James Teye Tetteh Profile:
Apostle ADP James Teye Tetteh was enlisted into the Ghana Prisons Service on 2nd December, 2002 and subsequently underwent a seven month para military training prior to his deployment.
Retired Apostle ADP James Teye Tetteh in a group picture with leadership the Service and wife
He together with 49 others, formed the Officers Cadet Course intake where also served as Cadet Sergeant (Course Prefect) for his intake and was adjudged the best Officer Cadet that, at the end of the Course, he received the Academic Cane and their Graduation Parade held on 13th July, 2003.
After his commissioning into the Service, Senior Officer Corps as a Deputy Superintendent of Prisons, Apostle ADP James Teye Tetteh was posted to the largest prison in Ghana, the Nsawam Medium Security Prison in July, 2003 where he worked as Chaplain, Counselor and School Coordinator.
Being the first Resident Chaplain to the station, his main focus was to was to plan and implement pro-social institutional programme that were tailored for inmates’ behaviour modification so as to make their re-entery smooth.
He saw the church as the gste-way in this direction and did all the necessary pioneering works to structure the church system, nurture it into maturity as well as deploy it’s energies in doing all kinds of ministry as can be observed in the Nsawam Medium Security Prison and was later given addition responsibility as the Eastern Regional Chaplain of the Service operating from Nsawam.
He worked on this capacity for ten years during which period he was promoted to hi current position, Chaplain-General of the Ghana Prisons Service.
He is married with kids and devoted christian.
Source: www.thenewindependentonline.com
