WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND GETS NEW COMMANDER (MIRROR, PAGE 34)

From Kwame Asiedu Marfo, Sekondi

THE newly appointed Flag Officer Commanding the Western Naval Command, Commodore Tim Samuel Appiah has taken over the command from his predecessor, Commodore Frank Daley at a short ceremony at the Sekondi Naval Base in the Western Region.
Commodore Appiah will also command the Two Garrisons in the region.
Commodore Daley has been appointed as Ghana’s Defence Advisor to Nigeria, after being in the Western Command for almost five years.
Speaking after the handing over, Commodore Appiah said that the command would provide maximum security to protect the oil fields at West Cape Three Points in the Western Region, for the benefit of the people and the country.
He said the Ghana Navy had a significant role to play to ensure that the country got its fair share from the emerging oil industry.
“It is our view, intention and aspiration to continue from where Commodore Daley had left off and improve the welfare of the personnel”, he said adding “You can have all the equipment, but if you don’t have the men the equipment cannot be put to good use”.
Commodore Appiah said there would also be self improvement of naval personnel and infrastructure development to enable them to work efficiently.
He commended Commodore Daley for doing a lot for the Western Regional Naval Command.
Commodore Daley said the new Flag Officer Commanding the Western Naval Command knew all the intricacies of the command and that the handing over notes were there to guide him in his day-to-day administration.