The General Officer Commanding (GOC) Southern Command(S/Comd), Brigadier General (Brig Gen) Samuel Yeboah Asare has paid a 2-day familiarization visit to the 66 Artillery Regiment in Ho from 16-17 January, 2024.

Among other important schedules on the familiarization tour, GOC commissioned a borehole constructed by Hussan Development Limited for the Regiment.

He visited the Area of Operational Responsibility as well as deployments of the Regiment and interacted with troops. He commended them for their hard work, professionalism and dedication to duty. He urged them to remain disciplined, loyal, and diligent at all times, and assured them of channeling their grievances to the Military High Command.

Brig Gen Asare also cautioned troops against over fraternization with the indigenes and unprofessional behaviours such as recruitment fraud, and armed robbery, reminding them that such behaviours have the tendency of tarnishing the good image and reputation of the Ghana Armed Forces. He added that those found culpable of such deviant behaviours would be dealt with in accordance with the law.

As part of his itinerary, GOC paid courtesy calls on the Volta Regional Minister, Hon Dr Archibald Yao Letsa in Ho, Oti Regional Minister, Hon Joshua Makubu in Dambai, and the Nkwanta South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Hon Bright Lenwah in Nkwanta. The Oti Regional Minister and Nkwanta South MCE requested for Forward Operating Bases to be established in their communities.

He also engaged in stakeholder discussions that were aimed at promoting peace in the Volta and Oti Regions. The Stakeholders commended the Regiment for their effort in maintaining law and order in the Regions. They indicated that the timely intervention of the military has always helped in preventing conflicts from escalating in the Regions. They appealed to Brig Gen Asare to ensure that troops deployed on internal security operations were not withdrawn, so as to maintain peace and security in the Regions.