Mr Mark Owen Woyongo,
Minister of Defence, has lauded
the Ghana Navy for its
meritorious work which had led
to it being adjudged the Best
Performing Navy in West Africa
for 2013 by the Security Watch
Africa Magazine.

He said the Ghanaian coast had
become an island of stability in
the turbulent Gulf of Guinea
maritime domain which had
earned it the respect of all
interested in maritime issues.
Mr Woyongo said this on Friday
during a sod-cutting ceremony
for the construction of phase
two of the Naval Headquarters.
The project, when completed, would
have a Command Block,
Administration Block, Operations and
Supply Block, a Library, a Technical
Office, a Museum, Conference
Rooms, Cafeteria and other ancillary
facilities.

He commended the Navy for the
arrest of MV Mustard which was
found to have been used to siphon
fuel off MV Cotton, a ship that had
been hijacked off the coast of Gabon,
and another ship which was found to
contain over 400 kilogrammes of
cocaine.

He added that due to diligent work
by the Ghana Navy, the coast of
Ghana had not witnessed a single
pirate attack throughout the year
making the country a safe haven for
ships waiting to go to ports in
neighbouring countries.

Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Rear
Admiral Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro, said
a blue-print for the construction of a
new office complex was produced in
1996.

He expressed appreciation to private
organisations and individuals for
coming to the aid of the Ghana Navy
by helping them with funds and
building materials to now continue
with the construction of the office
complex.

He said the Navy recognised the
heavy responsibility upon its
shoulders and the expectations of the
country and pledged their readiness
to ensure safety and security of all
vital national assets at sea.

He commended Government for its
commitment to the Navy despite
limited resources, citing the
acquisition of ships in recent years,
the upgrading of the Navy’s
workshop at Sekondi and other
planned acquisitions that had
received the Government’s approval.

Source: GNA

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Well done Ghana navy

this should serve as a challenge to our ogas at the top

"A peaceful sea does not make a good sailor"

There must be a difference.
Ghana has a Navy but Nigeria has exporters in oil and gas. So they need not get the same award.
May be the Int'l Shipping Council will crown them Best Crude Exporting Navy 2013.

If this makes frontpage then get ready for e war b/w ghana and naija

ukukaegbu: "A peaceful sea does not make a good sailor"

exactly!

scipher: exactly!

exactly what sef?if pirates are avoiding Ghanaian waters because they fear the navy,isn't that an achievement in itself?I'm not suprised because the navy is well equipped now and now even patrols off Togo as well.

So happy for Ghana,nice peeps.Pls if or when any Nigerian insults or degrade yr navy don't take it personal,we have a very competitive spirit.The way diff states and regions bash one another inside Nigeria is what we carry outside.Sm peoples try to give us bad names and we do our best to disprove them wether or not it's necessary.Thenks




That's all

lol.
How many warships does the ghanian navy have?
Even equitorial guinea has a stronger navy.

SantaMafia: exactly what sef?if pirates are avoiding Ghanaian waters because they fear the navy,isn't that an achievement in itself?I'm not suprised because the navy is well equipped now and now even patrols off Togo as well.

Compared to the Nigerian EEZ,the ghanian EEZ is very small,so they've able to significantly monitor it.
I believe next year with that warship coming from china,we should be able to completly monitor our EEZ.

Nigerian EEZ faces harsher ordeal due to the large import/export and oil activities going on.The Ghana Navy is smaller compared to Nigeria with a smaller coast and EEZ.Easy to monitor,Pirates make less benefits on ghana's coast than they would on ours.

solomon111: lol.How many warships does the ghanian navy have?
Even equitorial guinea has a stronger navy.

LOL another mumu talking from his anus.how many warships do equatorial guinea have?why dont u tell ur pirates 2 try them?

The navy's doing a great job.efficient n effective.Ghana is the only country in the region that has not witnessed an attack by pirates(mostly from nigeria)in its territorial waters.d togolese govt this year asked the Ghana navy to patrol its waters.

SantaMafia: LOL another mumu talking from his anus.how many warships do equatorial guinea have?why dont u tell ur pirates 2 try them?

Equitorial guinea has a much larger naval fleet than ghana. His post wasn't meant as a "jab". He only stated facts.

Ghana has a much much smaller EEZ, so it isn't surprising to see that pirate attacks are virtually non-existent in your waters. It's actually common sense.

Secondly, only nigeria and south-africa in sub-saharan africa actually have a full fledged navy. The others can mostly be referred to coast-guards at most.


Anyway, congrats to ghana.