The Honorary Consul for the Republics of Seychelles and Trinidad & Tobago, Mr Hilton John Mitchell has supported the Ghana Army items worth GHC25, 000 to aid their fight against the global pandemic, Covid-19.  

The items donated include comprised of alcohol-based hand sanitizers, tissue papers, face masks, Veronica-buckets among others and was presented on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Army Headquarters, Burma Camp-Accra.

The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) – Major General (Maj Gen) Thomas Oppong-Peprah receiving the items, thanked the Honorary Consul for the kind gesture.

In a short delivery, he urged for greater collaboration between the Army and public-spirited corporate institutions, towards the greater well-being all humanity.

Speaking to the press, the Chief Staff Officer (CSO), Army HQ – Brigadier General (Brig Gen) Michael Amoah Ayisi, stated that the items donated, would go a long way to enhance the operations of the Ghana Army, who have deployed personnel in the field, and would need these things to sustain them.

Brig Gen Amoah Ayisi said that the items, invaluable in the performance of duties, would protect the troops against any contamination, however, implored that although government is doing it in the provision of materials in the fight against the pandemic, because of its global character, there is a for everyone to come on board to be able to achieve a common goal.

By Bernice Bessey