A group photograph with senior personnel
Air Vice Marshal Issifu Sakib Kadri has been pulled out of the Ghana Air Force, an arm of the Ghana Armed Forces he served for 41 years.
Until his pull-out, he was the Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command & Staff College (GAFCSC), Teshie Accra.
The ceremony which took place last Friday saw the new Commandant Rear Admiral Amoama inducted into office at a colourful but emotional ceremony at the forecourt of the college.
Rear Admiral Amoama who entered the Ghana Armed Forces as a Naval Cadet in 1981 and Commissioned into the Executive Branch of the Ghana Navy in 1984 has served the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in several capacities.
Addressing a well-attended audience made up of the staff of the college, senior staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, families of the outgoing and incoming Commandants (Air Vice Marshall Issifu Sakib Kadri and Rear Admiral Amoama) among other guests, Rear Admiral Amoama assured that he will follow the footprints of his predecessors to ensure that the college retains its title as one of excellence within the sub-region and the rest of Africa.
He lauded his immediate predecessor, AVM Issifu Sakib Kadri, for the development of a five-year strategic plan to foster continuity and pursue the harmonisation of the military and academic curricula of GAFCSC.
Handing over the scepter of office, Air vice Marshal (AVM) Issifu Sakib Kadri who was Commandant of the college in May 2013 was happy that after more than four decades in the Ghana Armed Forces, he was leaving it having made significant impact in the lives of students and personnel.
According to him, on assumption of office, he commenced his transformation agenda by building a team of well motivated and result-oriented staff to assist him drive through the college life, the creation of a serene environment for teaching and learning.
He also mentioned that with support from various stakeholders, including his teams, he introduced a project dubbed ‘Operation Reduction In Paper Use’ on campus by introducing a functional ICT project.
The project involved linking the various departments in the college to computers and projectors through which messages, instructions and reports were channelled.
AVM Kadri was happy that the project saved the college about 75 percent reliance on paper, resulting in good savings.
In compliance with the college’s accolade of being a centre of excellence, he further embarked on a number of infrastructural projects which included the installation of a water treatment plant, renovation of the students’ hostel and research departments, among other initiatives.
AVM Kadri also paid glowing tribute to the Ghana Armed Forces, members of staff of the college and students their support during his tenure of office.
By Solomon Ofori