W/R: Akufo-Addo commissions Ghana Navy Forward Operating Base at Ezinlibo

President Akufo-Addo on Monday, December 23, commissioned a Ghana Navy Forward Operating Base at Ezinlibo in the Western Region to help provide security on the Western corridor, especially oil and gas installations.

The 83% complete Forward Operating Base has residential flats completed but key components like the breakwater and roads are yet to be completed as well and land compensation is still outstanding.

The President speaking at the commissioning of the base whose operational commencement date is unknown emphasized its significance in providing maritime security in the Western African sub-region.

“The Ghana Navy Forward Operating Base will not only provide our Navy with the robust platform to protect our critical economic asserts but also strengthen our regional security co-operation … while resolving to play an active role in ensuring peace and stability in West Africa and beyond.”

He showed appreciation to the various stakeholders for their generosity and for making available the land which led to the success of the project. “This contribution would not have been possible without numerous stakeholders in essence, I would like to extend profound appreciation to the government and the people of Ghana, the Western Nzema traditional council led by his Paramount Chief Awula Ano Agyei III and the sub-chiefs for their generosity in making available the land for this project.”

“Awula, your selfless commitment to Ghana’s development is deeply appreciated and deserving of praise, And I assure you that the issue on land compensation and ensuring protection will be satisfactorily resolved just as compensation for crops that have been affected.”