False social media reports that the newly installed electronic gates at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) cost the country $240 million have been denied by te Ghana Immigration Service.
The Ghana Immigration Service firmly declared in a press release on Thursday, December 19, 2024, that the installed E-gates at the KIA cost the country $1.7 million, not $240 million as was incorrectly alleged.
The statement went on to explain that the GIS is putting into place a new integrated border management system called “Immigration 360” at all of the country’s entry points.
As part of this system, the installation of e-gates is one of its components, and the opportunity to present the system’s various components and costs in detail has been discontinued.
“Immigration 360,” a new integrated border management system, is being implemented by the Ghana Immigration Service.
False social media reports that the newly installed electronic gates at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) cost the country $240 million have been denied by the
Ghana Immigration Service. The Ghana Immigration Service firmly declared in a press release on Thursday, December 19, 2024, that the installed E-gates at the KIA cost the country $1.7 million, not $240 million as was incorrectly alleged.
The statement went on to explain that the GIS is putting into place a new integrated border management system called “Immigration 360” at all of the country’s entry points.
As part of this system, the installation of e-gates is one of its components, and the opportunity to present the system’s various components and costs in detail has been discontinued.
“Immigration 360,” a new integrated border management system, is being implemented by the Ghana Immigration Service.
The goal of the system is to completely automate data management and passenger processing at all 48 authorised entry/exit points into Ghana as well as other operational directives.
The news statement stated, “The new system aims to address issues with sovereignty, interoperability, and other shortcomings associated with the existing systems installed at twelve (12) approved borders.”
“The claim that the e-Gate system installed at the KIA cost $240 million in total is untrue.”
“The e-Gate system alone, which includes 15 e-Gate units with accessories, costs $1.7 million, or $1,760,479.80, and is a component of the border management system being installed at KIA.”
The Ghana Immigration Service clarified that the $240 million quoted covers all expenses related to phases one and two of the border control system at each of the country’s 48 entry points, including installation, upkeep, licensing, and taxes.
According to the statement, “the $240 million mentioned in the social media article that is going viral is related to the project’s total cycle cost (including the initial implementation cost of $94,664,374.57).”
“The $240 million covers the cost of maintenance and licenses as well as two (2) recurring wholesale upgrades of the system’s essential components.”
The first kind of update involves replacing important system components three times. The second upgrade type involves replacing significant technological infrastructure components throughout two (2) 5-year upgrade cycles within ten years.
This is to guarantee that the system is always updated and that a brand-new system is returned after ten years.
“The total, including maintenance and hands-on support services over ten years to ensure the system is operational around-the-clock, comes to $274 million after accounting for VAT and other taxes.”
Source: 3news
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updated and that a brand-new system is returned after ten years.
“The total, including maintenance and hands-on support services over ten years to ensure the system is operational around-the-clock, comes to $274 million after accounting for VAT and other taxes.”
Source: 3news
