The Army Peace Operations Training School (APOTS) on Friday 29 Nov 24 witnessed a change in command as Col Clement Dingane hands over as the commander APOTS to Col Reuben Dela Klutse.
The handing and taking over ceremony was jointly held with the closing ceremony of the pre-deployment training for the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia, Ghana Company 9 (ECOMIG GHANCOY 9) and the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea Bissau, Ghana Company 4 (ESSMGB GHANCOY 4).
Speaking at the occasion, Col C Dingane thanked the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Maj Gen Bismarck Kwasi Onwona for the opportunity given him as the first commander to command this prestigious institution. He also thanked all personnel of APOTS for the support they gave him during his tenure as the Commander.
Col Dingane noted that, the school had officially received a United Nations (UN) Training Recognition for its courses in just two years of its establishment, a record period in the history of the UN to grant Training Recognition to an Institution. With gratitude, he enumerated a number of projects and support given to the school by various Commanding Officers of previous missions including a newly constructed state of the art dual Volley ball court with a basket ball court capacity donated to the school by the Commanding Officers of ECOMIG GHANCOY 9 and ESSMGB GHANCOY 4, Lt Col Samuel Twumasi and Lt Col Kwame Owusu-Afriyie respectively.
The guest of honour for the occasion, the Commander Army Training Command (CATRAC) Brig Gen SWK Parbey in his remarks, commended Col C Dingane for his selfless leadership and his efforts in raising the school to international standards. He also charged the new Commander APOTS to build on what the outgone Commander has done.
The handing and taking over ceremony preceded a WASSA to mark the end of the pre-deployment training for ECOMIG GHANCOY 9 and ESSMGB GHANCOY 4 and a Pulling out ceremony for Col C Dingane who will now assume office as the Acting General Coordinator of the Headquarters (HQ) Support Services Command.
The occasion was graced by Commanders of various Army commands, some Directors from the General Headquarters and some Commanding Officers.
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