All Female-Contingent Take Over Guard Service At The Flagstaff House

January 8, 2015 11:03 AM

For the first time in the history of the Presidency, an all-female contingent will be providing guard at for the presidency the next three months.

The all-female contingent from the Ghana Army took over from the all-male Ghana Air Force contingent that had provided guard at the Flagstaff House over the last three months.

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The first change over ceremony for the year, took place at the forecourt of the Flagstaff House yesterday, which also coincided with the 2nd anniversary of Mr John Dramani Mahama's presidency.

The ceremony was attended by the President, the Vice President, Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur; the Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood; the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Edward Doe Adjaho; ministers of state, members of the Diplomatic Corps and a cross section of the society.

The changing of the presidential guard at the Flagstaff House was instituted on May 5, 2013, it is conducted with 20 each of old and new guards from different services/regiments of the Army, Navy and Air Force, Escort Contingent, Corps of Drums and National/Regimental Colours under the command of a captain in the Ghana Army or the equivalent from the other services.

source:graphiconline.com.gh