06/10/2021
The Minister for Defence and Member of Parliament (MP) for Bimbila constituency, Honourable Dominic Nitiwul has commissioned a 24 room capacity hostel for the Defense Intelligence Training Centre (DITC); named โThe Martin Wagner Hostelโ on Thursday, 30 September 2021 at the General Headquarters in Burma Camp, Accra.
The Minister in his keynote address recounted and lauded the former German Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency (HE) Christoph Retziaff. He said, on 19 December 2017, he (Hon Nitiwul) had the privilege with the then Ambassador to commission the Defence Intelligence Complex and Defense Intelligence Training Centre for the DI. This was the dawn of another fruitful relationship between the DI and the German Armed Forces Technical Assistance Group (GAFTAG), he added.
According to him, for the past 5 years the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have enjoyed model technical support from the German Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Daniel Krull and GAFTAG programmes to other units including 48 Engineering Regiment, Engineer Training School, Base Workshop, Electrical Mechanical, Engineering Technical Training School and Dog Academy.
He reiterated that the Memorandum of Understanding which was signed as part of the arrangements between the Federal Ministry of Defense of Germany and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Ghana have seen millions of dollars in support.
In his welcome address the Acting Chief of the Defence Intelligence, Brigadier General Abraham Nsiah Yeboah thanked the Guest of Honor for honoring the invitation.
According to him the project was classified into three phases and the hostel formed the first phase which was solely sponsored by the Government of Germany through GAFTAG. He further noted that, the second phase would include a bar, gym, ablution, kitchen and a 2 dining facilities, the third phase also includes 5 lecture room, 4 breakout room, 120 seater auditorium, computer laboratory and three offices