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“EOCO Boss Urges Graduates to Empower Others”

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  • GAFCSC graduates urged to be inspirational leaders.
  • Discipline, integrity, and dedication emphasized.
  • Junior Staff Course enhances leadership and analytical skills.
  • Graduates equipped for leadership roles in Ghana Armed Forces.

COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office, has urged graduates of the Junior Staff Course 81 of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) to become leaders who inspire and empower others to achieve greatness.

Speaking as the Guest of Honour at the graduation ceremony in Accra on Friday, June 14, 2024, Mrs Addo-Danquah emphasized the importance of discipline, integrity, and dedication to their profession. She encouraged the graduands to be inquisitive, pay attention to details, and exhibit the highest level of discipline, integrity, and dedication to their profession.

As future commanders, they must be fully committed to problem-solving, training, administration, and welfare of their personnel. As future staff officers, they should have an inquiring mind and pay attention to details.

Mrs Addo-Danquah reminded them that leadership is about inspiring and empowering others to achieve greatness. She exhorted the graduates to embrace the values of teamwork and adaptability and stay true to their core principles.

The Junior Staff Course aims to enhance the leadership, analytical, and communication skills of junior-level officers to perform command and staff functions.

The course covers research and active development of a broad understanding and knowledge of single, joint, and combined operations, as well as the management of lower aspects of defence, economic, and geopolitical issues.

The graduation ceremony marked the completion of the 2024 cohort’s training, equipping them to take on leadership roles in the Ghana Armed Forces.

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