Pres. Akufo-Addo (middle) with senior military officials & graduands. |
President Akufo-Addo on Friday, 12th August, 2022, attended the military academy graduation parade for Regular career course 61 at the at the Military Academy and Training School in Accra.
According to the president, addressing the
security issues within the West African sub-region had become necessary thus,
the government of Ghana has approved the expansion of the Ghana Armed Forces to
take care of the security concerns within the sub-region.
“On Friday, 12th August 2022, I attended the
Military Academy Graduation parade for Regular Career Course 61, held at the
Military Academy and Training School, at Teshie, in Accra.
“In view of the contemporary, emerging and future
threats in our Region, addressing security issues cannot be business as usual.
Government has, thus, approved the expansion of the Armed Forces to cater for
these threats.”
President Akufo-Addo further mentioned that, the
procurement of the required military equipment and infrastructure to deal with
the threats in the sub-region are being worked on and with all seriousness.
“The strategic expansion and modernisation of the
Armed Forces, in line with the threat analysis and the acquisition of the
requisite equipment, logistics, infrastructure development and increase in
manpower, are being pursued vigorously.”
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