President Akufo Addo has appointed Major General Obed Akwa as the acting Chief of Defense Staff (CDS).
He is taking over from Air Marshall Samson Oje who has retired, and bid the President farewell.
Major General Akwa is currently the Chief of Army staff; but also served as the Commandant of the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Center.
* Masters of Science (MSc) in Defence and Strategic Studies – University of Madras, India 1997.
* Certificate in Public Administration – Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Accra, Ghana, 1989.
* Diploma in Military Studies from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK from January 1976 – March 1977.
* Basic Officer training at the Ghana Military Academy from October 1975 – January 1976.
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