Immigration wins security band contest
Despite a heavy down pour just before the maiden edition of Band Competition of Security Services (BACOSA), took off at the National Theatre, patrons and contestants were poised to see the event happen.
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They defied the rains and thronged the venue in their numbers to see which band will grab the boasting rights of being the first BACOSA winners.
It was therefore not surprising that all four bands-Ghana Immigration Service, Police Service, Prisons and Fire Service put in their best when they mounted the stage.
At the end of an hour when the competition ended, Ghana Immigration Serve emerged winners. And for coming up tops, they received a set of brand new music equipment.
Each of the bands was given the chance to perform two songs(hiplife and highlife) of their choice after which they were assessed and graded by a team of judges.
During the competition, patrons made up of security personnel, their families and members of the general public could not sit still and took to the aisles to dance the night away.
Some of security personnel even mounted the stage to dance, wave flags and shower the bands with money as a way of showing solidarity with their colleagues on stage.
One exciting moment of the night was when all the four bands came together to perform Osibisa’s, Welcom Home to the admiration of the packed audience
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Making a speech at the event, the Minister of Interior, Mr. Mark Woyongo, described the event as a morale booster to the security services who are responsible for maintaining the peace and security of the country.
He added that, the competition would afford the security personnel the opportunity to cool off, de-stress and relax as well as provide an avenue for socialisation.
He called on corporate Ghana and the media to support such ventures by the security services and make subsequent editions a success.
The former Minister for Interior, Kwesi Ahwoi, who is the brain behind the event said he had inspiration for the event when he realised the security agencies needed to collaborate and unite to enhance the outcome of their work at all levels of hierarchy.
“Areas for such cooperation and collaboration have mainly been formal and mostly limited to the top echelon. There was the need to explore other areas which would involve all officers and men of the security services and civilian populace,” he said.
He remarked that although some of the security services, namely Customs Excise and Preventive Service and the Ghana Armed Forces were unable to participate in the maiden edition, he hope they would be able to do so in subsequent ones.