By Dennis Osei Gyamfi/ Stephen Appiah, GNA
Accra, Feb. 20, GNA – Major General William Azure Ayamdo, the outgoing Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) has called on Officers of the Ghana Army to embrace and support Major General Thomas Oppong Peprah, the new COAS to be successful.
He said, Maj. Gen. Peprah was familiar in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) especially the Army, having served in various capacities and staff appointments from the Chief Staff Officer of the General Headquarters (GHQ) to the General Officer Command (Southern Command) and most recently Chief of Staff at the GHQ.
“He is a distinguished Army General and he has proven himself to be loyal, capable, effective and more importantly, he has the right heart for the officers – both men and women of our dear Army” Maj. Gen. Ayamdo said.
The outgoing COAS who was retiring from the Ghana Army said this at his Pulling Out and Handing Over ceremony in Accra.
Maj. Gen. Ayamdo expressed his gratitude to the officers of the Army for supporting him during his tenure as the COAS.
He urged them to have a good integrity, provide ethical and appropriate leadership to be successful at all time.
“I need to thank all my superiors who created this opportunity for me to command and I am honoured to serve my country especially as the Chief of Army Staff,” he said.
Maj. Gen. Ayamdo served three years as the COAS after he was appointed to the position by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo on February 9, 2017.
GNA