64 Infantry Regiment inaugurates 100-bed accommodation at Gondar Barracks

The 64 Infantry  Regiment  of the Ghana  Army has inaugurated  a 100-bed  accommodation for its  young soldiers at  Gondar Barracks in  Burma  Camp, Accra.

The 100-bed facility, named after Ex-Senior Warrant Officer, Freedom Alormesorwill help ease the accommodation challenges facing the regiment asit does not have a barracks of its own.

Speaking at the ceremony, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Oppong-Peprah, said efforts were being made to acquire more logistics and infrastructure to boost the operations of the regiment.

With regards to infrastructure  development,  he said the  Army had done  well mentioning  that  tents  at the Bundasi Camp  had  been  changed  into  block buildings,  adding that “Bundasi is becoming  a  small city.”

‘We are expecting 70 husky vehicles in August and also expecting more vehicles at the close of the year,” he added.

The Commanding Officer of the 64 Infantry Regiment,Lt Col Frank Agyeman, said 70 per cent of its troops lived outside the barracks, making it difficult for mobilisation and rapid deployment of troops

“The  regiment  does  not have a barracks of its own  but  with the support of  higher  command , we are  gradually bringing our  soldiers who live in town  into the barracks just like any other unit in the Ghana Army,” he  said   

 The ex-senior warrant officer Alormesor appreciated the regiment for the honour done him and urged the young soldiers to work hard.

BY JEMIMA ESINAM KUATSINU