President John Dramani Mahama has announced changes in the top hierarchy of the Ghana Armed Forces.
Air Vice Marshal Samson Michael-Oje replaces Vice Admiral Matthew Quarshie as the Chief of Defence Staff.
Vice Admiral Quarshie has been appointed an Ambassador Designate.
The other appointments are as follows:
Chief of Air Staff: Air Commodore Maxwell Mantsebi-Tei Nagai
Chief of Naval Staff: Commodore Peter Kofi Faido
Chief of Staff at the General Headquarters: Brigadier General Sampson Kudjo Adeti
Chief of Army Staff however remains Major General Richard Kwame Opoku Adusei
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Source: Flagstaff House Communications Bureau