Muntaka Urges Shift to Intelligence-Led Security Management
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has urged members of the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to adopt intelligence-led approaches to security management as Ghana begins implementing the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 2026 (Act 1168).
He called for a shift from reactive responses to early prevention, stressing the need for stronger coordination among security agencies, local authorities and communities.
“Let us move from reaction to prevention, from fragmented efforts to coordinated action and from information sharing to intelligence-led security management. National security cannot be secured from Accra alone but must be built in regions, districts and communities,” he said.
Mr Muntaka made the remarks at a workshop in Kumasi organised for REGSEC members and MMDCEs on the implementation of Act 1168.
He said the effectiveness of the new legislation would depend largely on how well it is implemented at the regional and local levels.
The Minister noted that MMDCEs, as the government’s closest representatives to communities, were strategically positioned to identify emerging tensions through their interactions with traditional leaders, religious groups, youth organisations, traders, farmers and civil society.
He therefore called for stronger intelligence and information-sharing between security agencies, local assemblies and community leaders, noting that no single institution has all the information needed to effectively address emerging security threats.
Mr Muntaka also urged REGSEC to focus on identifying patterns rather than treating security incidents as isolated events.
He said where criminal activities spread across municipalities or local disputes threaten neighbouring districts, such developments must be identified early and promptly escalated.
The Interior Minister commended the Ashanti Regional Minister and REGSEC for their efforts to maintain peace in the region but cautioned that modern security threats require early detection, intelligence-led prevention and coordinated action.
By Esther Padmore Amonoo
