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The Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Seth Amoama, has been appointed to act as Chief of Defence Staff by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
According to a communique by Eugene Arhin, Acting Director of Communication at the presidency, the appointment will take effect from February 5, 2021, pending consultation with the yet-to-be-constituted Council of State.
He made mention in the statement that, the appointment has been made following the completion of the tour of duty and subsequent retirement of the current Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. O.B Akwa from the Ghana Armed Forces on the 5th of February 2021.
According to Mr Arhin, President Akufo-Addo “has expressed his gratitude to him for his dedicated and meritorious service to the Ghana Armed Forces and to the nation.”
Also appointed by the President with effect from February 5, 2021, are Rear Admiral Issah Adams Yakubu to act as Chief of Naval Staff, also pending consultation with the yet-to-be-constituted Council of State.
Until his new appointment, Rear Admiral Yakubu was the Chief of Staff at the General Headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces.
The President will, in due course, in accordance with applicable regulation, appoint a new Chief of Staff at the General Headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces.
Source: Ghana Waves