Bawumia urges GAFCSC graduates to help fight piracy & terrorism

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged graduates of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) to apply their newly acquired knowledge and expertise to help fight the growing threats of piracy and terrorism, particularly in Africa.

Dr. Bawumia has also urged them to strengthen the bonds formed with their fellow officers and students drawn from different countries during their time in GAFCSC to complement the activities of policy makers to help achieve required developmental goals.

The Vice President, who is also Chairman of Ghana’s Armed Forces Council, made the call at the Joint Graduation Ceremony of Senior Command and Staff Course 42 and Master of Science in Defence and International Politics, 2021, at College on Friday, August 20, 2021.

Dr. Bawumia, Guest of Honour at the ceremony, also launched the maiden edition of the GAFCSC Academic Journal, the African Journal of Defence, Security and Strategy. This is the first of its kind in the West Africa sub region and the second in Africa.

He said the Government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo recognizes the Armed Forces as a skill-based profession that requires constant training and development, and will continue to provide the necessary logistics to keep the Force in peak condition.

Below are photos from the ceremony: