A former Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), has called for global and regional efforts to deal with emerging security threats.
Major General Richardson Baiden (rtd) said the successful management of the emerging security environment required the combined effort of the traditional security and law enforcement agencies at the Regional and International level.
‘’Internally we need the collaborative effort of our security agencies, the judiciary, environmental protection agencies, traditional authorities as well as civil society groups to be able to deal with emerging security threats’’, he said.
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Major General Baiden (rtd) made the call a graduation ceremony of the Junior Staff Course 68 of the GAFCSC in Accra.
He said security has become a collective responsibility of all citizens and no longer the preserve for members of the security agencies especially of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Police.
He said total vigilance is demanded from all to safeguard the nation.
The Junior Staff Course 68 assembled on August 4, 2017 with 52 students made up of One Botswana Officer, Two Liberian Officers, Eight Nigeria and 41 Ghanaian Officers.
39 of the Ghanaian Military Officers were drawn from the Ghana Army, Navy and Air Force whiles the two other students were from the National Security Secretariat.
Brigadier General Michael Akpatsu, the Assistant Commandant of the Junior Division of GAFCSC, said the course aims at training selected officers to perform staff functions by their leadership and analytical communication skills whiles providing a foundation for subsequent career development.
Brig. Gen Akpatsu said the officers as part of the training, embarked on a successful tour of the Volta Region where students researched into some of the existing challenges to the development of the region.
He said the study covered four thematic areas which are; harnessing the tourism potential of the Volta Region to transform its economy and that of the nation as a whole and the role of small scale industries in promoting socio-economic growth and reducing youth unemployment in the region.
Others are; rural sanitation module and scientific approach to achieve good waste management and Strategies to be adopted by the Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies in the Region to increase their Internally Generated Funds.
He said the students produced a comprehensive report at the end of the tour which would be forwarded to the General Headquarters for appropriate actions.
He acknowledged the contributions of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, the Rector of Ghana Institution of Management and Public Administration, and lecturers from both institutions and sister security services for their continued support to the course.
Awards were presented to students who distinguished themselves during the course.
Lieutenant Javris Williams of the Ghana Navy was adjudged the overall best student and received an Ipad, a plaque and a book.