Ghana Army Gets New Chief: Akufo-Addo Appoints Major General Oppong-Peprah As Chief Of Defence Staff
- Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah has been appointed as the chief of defence staff
- Major General Oppong-Peprah previously served as the chief of army staff in the Ghana army
- The current Chief of Defence Staff Vice Admiral Seth Amoama will retire on February 1, 2024
Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah has been appointed as the chief of defence staff of the Ghana Armed Forces by President Akufo-Addo.
His appointment will begin on Thursday, February 1, 2024.
This and other changes in the military hierarchy were communicated in a statement from the presidency.
The current Chief of Defence Staff Vice Admiral Seth Amoama is set to retire on February 1, 2024.
The president also appointed Major General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona as chief of army staff.
Major General Onwona, until his new appointment, was the commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College.
Major General Oppong-Peprah recently courted controversy after claiming that some people were making attempts on his life.
The chief of army staff alleged that purported enemies were resorting to spiritual attacks on him.
His appointment comes as the army wrestles with a turbulent security situation in Bawku.
Army personnel killed three men after an eruption of violence in the Upper East township.
In a subsequent statement, the army said the men were killed in self-defence during the January 19, 2024 incident.
The army also fired on women who gathered to protest the violence in the area.
Before this, on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, gunmen attacked and killed two people in the township.
Soldiers thrill fans at cook-a-thon
Separately, YEN.com.gh reported that personnel from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) wowed the crowd while supporting Chef Failatu Abdul Razak during her bid to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cook-a-thon.
Cook-a-thon involves any attempt to set a milestone surpassing an individual's previous record for the most prolonged GWR cooking.
Chef Faila began her attempt on Monday, January 1, 2024, at the Modern City Hotel in Tamale and ended it on Friday, January 10.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
