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Major General Obed Boamah Akwa is new Chief of Army Staff
The President who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces made the appointment in consultation with the Council of State and it takes immediate effect from July 1, 2016, a statement from the Flagstaff House has said.
Major General Obed Boamah Akwa
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The new Chief of Army Staff was until his appointment the Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre.
President Mahama has also on the recommendations of the Ghana Armed Forces Council, approved the promotion of the following officers:
1. Brigadier General W. A. Ayamdo to the rank of Major General
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2. Brigadier General S. K. Adeti to the rank of Major General
3. Commodore S. Amoama to the rank of Rear Admiral
4. Air Commodore G. S. Evans to the rank of Air Vice Marshal
The statement said the president has also endorsed the following appointments in the Ghana Armed Forces:
1. Major General W. A. Ayamdo- Commandant of the Military Academy and Training School
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2. Air Vice Marshal G. S. Evans- Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre
3. Rear Admiral S. Amoama- Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College
The following have also been appointed General Officers Commanding:
1. Brigadier General S. B. Alloh- Northern Command
2. Brigadier General C. B. Alhassan- Central Command
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3. Brigadier General F. Ofori- Commander, Special Services Bridage
The president has also approved the promotion of a number of other officers to the next rank, the statement added.
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