Under the agreement, a minimum of 30 per cent of school furniture production and supply will be allocated through the Ghana Prisons Service, while at least 25 per cent of the government’s 2025 free sanitary pad initiative will be sourced locally.

Speaking at the signing ceremony on Wednesday, January 14, the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, said the initiative aims to ensure value for money, transparency, and efficiency in public procurement.

“This initiative ensures value for money and transparency in public procurement by anchoring production within the state-owned industrial system, with clear oversight. It also supports inmate rehabilitation and reintegration by expanding vocational and industrial training opportunities within the Ghana Prisons Service, equipping inmates with employable skills for life after incarceration,” he stated.

The Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, described the initiative as a major step towards reducing reoffending among former inmates.

“The ultimate goal is to ensure public safety. By completing this cycle, we are breaking the cycle of recidivism and enabling individuals who pass through the prison system to reintegrate into society and lead law-abiding lives,” she said.

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Member Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Seth Kwame Acheampong, says in spite of Wednesday’s clash between a group of soldiers and some police personnel in Tamale in the Northern Region, the country’s security is still intact.

According to him, it is important that Ghanaians allow the right authorities to investigate the matter.

“Parliament is dealing with the issue and so there is the need to allow authorities to investigate the issue before any punishment can be given, else we can’t jump to conclusions,” he said.

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Some soldiers clashed with police officers in the Tamale Metropolis on Wednesday, resulting in injury to about seven of the police officers.

Reports suggested that police personnel who were on guard duties at various points in the metropolis were attacked by their military counterparts.

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But speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen Thursday, Mr. Acheampong said the Defence and Interior ministers, Dominic Nitiwul and Ambrose Dery are to appear before the House Tuesday morning to give a briefing on the circumstances leading to the clash.

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He, therefore, pleaded with Ghanaians to pardon the conduct of the security personnel and assured that measures will be taken by the ministers to avoid similar occurrences in the future.