The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is inspired by the peace initiatives of the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to secure the nation and propel development, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Vice Admiral Seth Amoama has said.
He said the mandate of the Armed Forces to protect the nation tied in with the Asantehene’s agenda to use peace drive development because without security there could not be sustainable development.
The CDS said this when he received the Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin at the Burma Camp in Accra on Monday, February 21, 2022.
The impressive ceremony was witnessed by the top brass , as well as other officers and men of the armed forces. A team from the E ON 3 Group and its partners was at the Burman Camp to do the presentation of the coin.
Ranking
Vice Admiral Amoama said it was partly due to the work of the Armed Forces that the country had been ranked the most peaceful country in West Africa and the second most peaceful in sub Saharan Africa only after Mauritius. “The credit goes to the gallant soldiers who provide security to the country,” he said.
Dedication
Vice Admiral Amoama dedicated the coin to the officers and men. and civilian staff of the Ghana Armed Forces who have worked in various ways to keep the country safe, and protected water bodies and forest resources. He said he was humbled to be selected as one of the eminent persons of the country to be given the minted 24 carat gold coin, adding that, “and I will treasure this coin for life.”
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