Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated the new Damongo Camp Prison, a 300-capacity correctional facility built by The Church of Pentecost, describing it as a symbol of hope, redemption, and partnership for national renewal.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony in Damongo, the capital of the Savannah Region, President Mahama commended the Church for its continued collaboration with the Ghana Prisons Service, noting that it had already built similar facilities in Ejura and Nsawam.
“This project demonstrates what can be achieved when the state, the Church, and the community come together in service to humanity,” Mahama said. “Nation building is not the sole responsibility of government, but a collective moral endeavour of all who believe in the dignity and potential of every human being.”
The President reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to prison reform, revealing plans to provide the Service with logistics to expand into large-scale farming, poultry, and agro-processing as part of efforts to enhance productivity and inmate rehabilitation.
He added that the Prisons Service would play a key role in the government’s proposed 24-hour economy, engaging in production activities such as manufacturing, furniture making, sewing school uniforms, and processing agricultural goods for both government and commercial use.
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Mahama also announced an increase in inmates’ daily feeding allowance from GHS 1.80 to GHS 5.00, stressing that the move was driven by justice, not charity. “It reflects our belief that dignity should never depend on one’s circumstances,” he said.
Additionally, the President pledged to provide the Damongo Camp Prison with a 66-seater bus to support staff mobility.
Expressing gratitude to the Church, Mahama said: “We thank Apostle Eric Nyamekye and members of The Church of Pentecost for their faith in humanity and their partnership with the state. As Mandela said, a society’s greatness is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens.”
In his remarks, Apostle Dr. Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, said the prison projects form part of the Church’s Kingdom Project—an initiative focused on spiritual transformation and societal development. “Our aim is to raise disciples of Christ who impact their world with righteousness,” he said.
