Rear Vice Admiral Issah Adam Yakubu has been promoted to the rank of a three-star general of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
The development was communicated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on January 3, 2025.
He is one of three army chief to benefit from the promotion to three-star general while the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Thomas Oppong-Peprah was promoted to the rank of a 4-Star General.
The President made the announcement during his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Parliament House, Accra, where he indicated that the promotion formed part of the government’s plan to build capacity as well as quicken the pace of retooling security agencies to ensure readiness towards emerging security threats.
The promotion which falls in line with the government’s initiative to expand GAF and other security agencies saw the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) promoted to the rank of a Lieutenant General, the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) to the rank of Vice Admiral and Chief of Air Staff (CAS) to Air Marshal.
