The Volta Regional House of Chiefs (VRHC) has renewed its call on the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to remove the inland barriers at Sogakope and Asikuma.

“Those barriers are not serving the national interest; they are only there, demeaning and harassing travelers for no reason,” the President of the house, Togbe Tepre Hodo IV said at the last meeting of the house for the year 2025, at Ho, on Tuesday (Dec 23, 2025).

He said Sogakope and Asikuma were not entry or exit points for travelers, and there were no secessionist threats from the Western Togoland Group.

For that matter, Togbe Tepre, Hodo who is Paramount Chief of Anfoega, said it was high time the two immigration posts were removed to  help restore the dignity of travelers.

He asked that the Volta Regional Minister should arrange a meeting between the house and the Minister of the Interior for a thorough discussion on the issue.

“We do not see inland immigration barriers in other parts of the country, so we need to know why we have them in our area,” he added.

The Paramount Chief of Amugo-Vego, Togbui Tenge Dzokoto Gligui VII shared his personal experience at the meeting and narrated how he was handled by personnel of the GIS at the Sogakope barrier some time ago, while returning home from Accra, in the presence of his wife and children.

He said he was asked to produce his passport at the inland barrier, in a very intimidating tone, without any recognition of his status as a chief.

“It is most unfortunate that the Ghana Immigration Service personnel whose uniforms were bought with our taxes could disrespect and humiliate us to such an extent,” he said.  

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu who was at the meeting assured that he would arrange the meeting between the house and the Minister of the Interior as soon as possible.