The Chief Executive Officer of Engineers and Planners Limited, Mr Ibrahim Mahama, has donated assorted food items to inmates of the Sunyani Central Prisons in the Bono Region.

Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, who made the presentation on behalf of Mr Mahama, said the donation will supplement the food given to the inmates.

He presented 70 bags of 25kg rice, 36 cartons of cooking oil, 15 boxes of mackerel, and 15 boxes of tomato paste.

"So you will ask the inmates, as they enjoy the items, they should keep on praying for Ibrahim Mahama and his brother, President John Mahama, for God to give them strength so that they will get more and also bring them more food".

The In-coming Bono Bono East, and Ahafo Regional Commander of the Ghana Prisons Service, Deputy Director of Prisons (DDP) Thompson Otsyokpo, expressed his gratitude on behalf of the Service and the inmates for the items, adding that "it would go a long way to alleviate the plight of the inmate as far as feeding is a concern”.

The donations were made on the sidelines of the pull-out and thanksgiving ceremony in honour of DDP Williams Kulah, the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regional Prisons Commander at the Sunyani Central Prisons.

DDP Williams Kulah, after a successful, honest and dedicated service for 32 years, retired from active service at a ceremony graced by the clergy, politicians, some officers of all the security services, friends and family members.

"He submerged himself in humility and honesty while carrying out his mandate as a prison officer", the regional minister said, adding that his legacy will continue to inspire and motivate future generations of prison service.

Mr Addae Akwaboa urged personnel of the Prisons Service to continue building on the foundations laid by DDP Kulah and "let his examples inspire you to strive for excellence in service to Ghana".

The Minister presented a citation on behalf of the Bono Regional Coordinating Council and the Regional Security Council for his selfless services to the region.

In his remarks, the Catholic Bishop of Sunyani, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, bemoaned the lack of appreciation for the work of prison officers.

He also expressed worry about some inmates being given punishments that are not proportionate to their offences.

He, therefore, appealed for the reformation of the laws to accommodate community services as punishment for some offenses instead of caging all categories of offenders in prisons for so long.

The Bishop of Sunyani believes community services as punishment for some offences would be more productive and reformative, and not for punishing sake which may harden some of them.

"Let's be compassionate towards them as Jesus Christ did", he said.