President Akufo-Addo (2nd from proper), reducing the tape at hand over the automobiles to the Ghana Armed Forces. With him are Dominic Nitiwul (third from left), Minister of Defence, Ambrose Dery (left), Minister for the Inside, and Vice Admiral Seth Amoama (proper), Chief of the Defence Workers
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has offered 175 armoured army automobiles and various tools to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
They embrace 70 Kamaz Utility Troop Carrying Autos, 20 Bronetransporter (BTR-70) Armoured Personnel Carriers, 20 Husky Armoured Autos and 65 assorted Toyota automobiles.
Presenting the tools on the Burma Camp in Accra yesterday, the President stated the automobiles would assist the GAF include safety threats from violent extremist and terrorist teams working alongside the nation’s northern borders, in addition to inner safety challenges and exterior peacekeeping operations.
On December 5, 2019 and March 31, 2021, the President offered assorted automobiles and tools to the GAF and promised to current extra later.
Dedication
President Akufo-Addo recommended the officers and males of the GAF for his or her dedication to ongoing operations, particularly Conquer Fest, Motherland, GongGong and Halt Two, meant to create a safe and peaceable environment alongside the northwestern, northern and northeastern borders of the nation.
He stated the operations have been additionally aimed toward containing secessionist actions and coping with the unpopular galamsey ventures.
He urged the officers and males to proceed to collaborate with the ministries of Nationwide Safety, the Inside and International Affairs and Regional Integration and the Ghana Income Authority, in addition to all public stakeholder businesses, to take care of a sturdy posture that will deter potential aggressors from derailing the political and socio-economic positive aspects.
Success
“Your success in offering the wanted all-around safety within the nation had been made potential via your vigilance and sacrifices, however the scarce sources that you need to work with.
I’m very grateful, as your Commander-in-Chief,” the President stated.
He stated he was conscious that financial growth might solely thrive in an environment of peace and safety and that will all the time come at a value towards different competing calls for.
However all of the difficult calls for, he stated, since his assumption of workplace, he had made constant efforts to handle the logistics and lodging wants of the officers and males.
Risk
President Akufo-Addo stated with the menace from the northern borders of the nation, the federal government launched funds in 2020 to begin the retooling, development and upgrading of 15 ahead working bases and new models, together with the 11 Mechanised Battalions and the 155 and 154 Armored Regiments, with their supporting logistics models.
He gave an assurance that every one the efforts and the supply of the required lodging models would improve the effectivity of the GAF.
Respect
The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, stated the ministry and the Navy Excessive Command acknowledged and appreciated the dedication of the President to equip the GAF to conduct their inner and exterior duties successfully and with professionalism.
“We should admire your authorities’s resolve to handle the logistics problem that impede the sleek operations of the GAF,” he added.
The Chief of Defence Workers, Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, stated as a part of efforts to useful resource the Ghanaian Battalion within the UN Interim Safety Power for Abie in Sudan (UNISFA) and the meet up with UN standing of unit requirement, authorities had procured a variety of automobiles and tools for the GAF to assist the mission.
He stated the automobiles may very well be inserted into the mission throughout the subsequent few weeks after receiving clearance from the UN and the federal government of Sudan.
