Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Vice President, has be­come the first female Chairperson of the Ghana Armed Forces Council, following its inauguration by Presi­dent John Dramani Mahama.

The Vice President chairs the seven-member Council, which provides strategic direction and policy guidance for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), which was inaugurated on Monday, at the Ministry of Defence, in Accra.

Other members of the coun­cil are, Dr.

Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Minister of Defence, Mr.