Kofi Ampeah Woode
A 4-member delegation from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), General Headquarters Resettlement, led by the Deputy Director Resettlement – Wing Commander (W/Cdr) Josephine Adjei-Ephraim has held a sensitization programme for personnel of various Units under Ghana Army’s Northern Command (N/COMD.
The team’s tour from Thursday 3 to Friday 11 April 2025, had W/Cdr J Adjei-Ephraim stating that, Provident Fund Scheme was introduced into GAF in November 2009, with the aim of encouraging personnel to save, in order to support their End-of-Service Benefits.
She indicated that, provident fund over the period has improved tremendously, and thus there is the need for personnel to increase their contributions to the Fund, in preparation towards retirement.
She further stated that, lack of planning for retirement as service personnel, makes life difficult outside the barracks, hence the need to increase their Provident Fund, to prepare early and adequately towards pension, in order not to depend on their children and families for financial support, after retirement.
Credit: N/COMD PR DET
