The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Major General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu, delivered a lecture to participants of the Battalion Commanders Course 5 (BCC 5) at the Army Training Command (ATRAC) Buchanan Lecture Hall on Tuesday, 9 December 2025. The 21 participants comprising 19 Army officers and 2 Air Force officers, were privileged to receive his presentation titled, “Leadership: The Chief of the Army Staff’s Perspective”. 
The lecture highlighted the COAS’ vision and mission for the Ghana Army, the desired end state for 2030, the core drivers shaping Army transformation, operational priorities, and the expected roles of the student officers as future unit commanders. 
Major General Gbetanu underscored that leadership is ultimately about meeting and surpassing expectations. He articulated his vision of a motivated, value-driven, technologically enabled, and operationally decisive Army that earns and maintains the trust of the Ghanaian public. 
He further emphasized the need to modernize the Army’s structure, explaining that this imperative informed the development of a comprehensive strategic plan covering 2026–2030. 
The plan focuses on modernization, capability expansion, human capital development, and leadership renewal anchored in strong institutional values. Operational priorities for the period include counterterrorism and border security, peace support operations, military assistance to civil authorities, and the integration of advanced technologies. 
Addressing the BCC 5 officers, the COAS stressed that the Army’s transformation will depend not only on resource availability but also on the quality of leadership at all levels. 
He encouraged continuous, transparent, and merit-based leader development and urged the officers to embody professionalism, innovation, ethical conduct, critical thinking, adaptability, technological awareness, and resilience. Transformation, he reminded them, is a long-term process that demands discipline, persistence, and unity. 
On behalf of the Commander ATRAC and the BCC 5 participants, Colonel Robert Narh, Commander of the Army Combat Training School, expressed profound gratitude to the COAS.
He described the lecture as an enlightening and transformative experience that will significantly shape the participants’ preparation for higher leadership responsibilities.
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