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President Akufo-Addo inspecting a naval command parade during the ceremony
The president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said that the nation deserves a better maritime sector that is well equipped to deal with all forms of threats in its territorial waters.
He said the intention of providing resources to the industry had required the establishment of a modern Naval Training Command to develop the navy’s human resources to deal with threats competently and efficiently.
At the inauguration of the first phase of the Naval Training Command at Nutekpor, near Agordomi, in the South Tongu district of the Volta region, yesterday, the president said that “we need every naval officer or sailor to be equipped with creative solutions to deal with current problems. ” and future challenges of maritime security ”.
The Naval Training Command at Nutekpor
The training command aims to accommodate all Navy training schools under a unified command to enhance human resource development for the Navy and other players in the maritime industry.
President Akufo-Addo said that the establishment of the training facilities was one of the most important decisions made by the government through the Ministry of Defense and the military high command.
Other service commanders were present at the inauguration.
The president also inaugurated a municipal hospital with a capacity for 60 beds in Wheta, in the municipality of Ketu Norte, built at a cost of 14.5 million euros.
Opportunities, threats
The president said that increased economic activities in the maritime environment, especially in the oil and gas and fishing sectors, and the security challenges that accompany them, required the presence of a well-trained maritime force in order to provide a increased protection.
He noted that since producing oil in commercial quantities some 13 years ago, the sector had become an important one that was contributing to the growth and development of the country, highlighting that it was providing significant revenue to the government and offering jobs and sustainable livelihoods for many Ghanaians.
However, challenges to security and transnational crimes such as illegal fishing, drug trafficking, kidnapping at sea for ransom and terrorism, he noted, were threats that occurred in international and territorial waters, which also affected the economy. of the country and had to be addressed. using modern methods.
The newly constructed training command would therefore accommodate all other navy training schools under a unified command that would transform the maritime industry through a well-trained human resource, he said.
The command, President Akufo-Addo said, would serve as the nerve center of naval training doctrine and instill basic naval values such as loyalty, devotion and excellence in officers.
“The seven schools under the training command will be equipped to take advantage of technology and use new training methodologies to enhance learning and achieve greater efficiency in line with the government’s digitization and technology agenda,” he said.
“As an evolving institution, this command will be the mechanism for change in the navy,” added President Akufo-Addo.
Features
Completed facilities for use include a naval training command headquarters, maritime operations school, student and instructor accommodation, a medical center, naval recruits training school, an administration block, a naval dining room and a library.
The second phase will comprise a marine and electrical engineering school, a supply application school, a special forces training school, a firing range, a barracks and a swimming pool, among others.
The successful completion of the remaining facilities, President Akufo-Addo said, would make the command a training center of excellence, attracting trainees from security services and marine stakeholders from within and outside the country.
He commended the heads of the Agave Traditional Area for their support of the project, and the Chief of the Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Obed Akwa, and the Chief of the Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Seth Amoama, for initiating the project.
Commitment
Defense Minister Dominic Nitiwul said the training command was in line with the president’s commitment to developing the country’s human resource.
“The free high school policy and investments in education are testament to the government’s commitment to developing human capacity,” he said.
Rear Admiral Amoama said the project had been a vision of many of its predecessors.
The idea, he said, was conceived in 2009 and started in 2016, and the first batch of trainees was completed in 2017.
However, the first phase of the command’s infrastructure development began in September last year.
• The Naval Training Command at Nutekpor
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