First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has eulogized the first female Brigadier General for Ghana Constance Ama Emefa Edjeanu-Afenu.
Brigadier-General Emefa Edjeani-Afenu died on Monday, 24 January 2022 at the 37 Military Hospital following a short illness.
Brigadier-General Edjeani-Afenu was promoted to the highest position occupied by a female in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Brigadier-General in March 2016.
After 18 months of regular training at the Ghana Military Academy, she was commissioned into the GAF on 25 April, 1980 as a Second Lieutenant.
For her regimental training, she served as a Platoon Commander at the 2nd Battalion of Infantry in 1980.
In a Facebook post to eulogize the deceased, the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo mentioned that Constance Ama Emefa Edjeanu-Afenu was the first woman to be promoted to the rank of Brigadier General, which is the highest position ever occupied by a female in the Armed Forces.
She added that the United Nations also appointed her as Deputy Force Commander in MINURSO in 2019.
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Read full Facebook post below:
“I have received sad news of the passing of Brigadier General Constance Ama Emefa Edjeanu-Afenu.
She was the first woman to be promoted to the rank of Brigadier General, which is the highest position ever occupied by a female in the Armed Forces. The United Nations also appointed her as Deputy Force Commander in MINURSO in 2019.
Hers was a life of resilience and breaking barriers. She was a shining example of what women can do.
As an icon for women, she has received laurels from all over, including the “First Lady’s Award “on International Women’s Day in 2019.
May your soul rest in peace Brigadier General and my deepest condolences to everyone whose life was touched by this great woman.”
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