Sekondi: Ghana Navy Assure Ghanaians Of Their Readiness To Defend The Nation

The Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral Peter Kofi Faidoo has assured Ghanaians of the readiness of the Ghana naval command to protect the country when called upon.

Rear admiral Kofi Faidoo gave the assurance on the sidelines of a fleet review exercise at Sekondi to ascertain the operational readiness of the Ghana navy.

According to him, the Ghana Army have a very proud history as armed forces because generally Ghana is one of the best peace keeping army in the world, however the army is not only good at peace keeping but good at war fighting too.

He added that the exercise has given him assurance that the Ghana naval command shall be up to the task when called upon.

The fleet review exercise,the first in almost twenty years was to see how the naval ships operate at sea and their operational readiness.

Eight war ships were on sea to participate in the exercise which included a simulation exercise on how to rescue a merchant ship from pirates by the special forces of the Ghana Navy,firing exercises and manoeuvering tactics.

The naval ships that participated in the exercise with experienced Captains and Officers were GNS Yaa Asantewa, GNS Chemele ,GNS Garinga and GNS Naa Gbewaa,GNS Blika,GNS Anzone, GNS Ehwor and GNS Stephen Otu.