Major General Sampson ADETI (Rtd) obtains a PhD from UG

A former Chief of Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Major General Sampson Adeti has obtained a PhD in Human Resource Management from the University of Ghana at a Congregation help at the Great Hall on March 24, 2023.

Major General Dr Sampson Kudjo Adeti (Rtd) was born at Nsawam in the Eastern Region and hails from Dodi-Papase in the Oti Region. He attended St. Martin’s Secondary School and Mawuli Secondary School before enlisting into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in October 1981.

Sampson was commissioned into the Ghana Army as an Infantry Officer on June 17, 1983. During his thirty-seven (37) years service with the Colours, he attended and successfully completed all mandatory professional courses commensurate with his rank, including studies in India, Australia and China. He is a Fellow of the National Defence University (fndu), China, as well as an alumnus of the African Centre for Strategic Studies (ACSS), Washington DC, USA.

In addition to his latest academic achievement, Sampson holds four (4) Masters’ Degrees: Master of Military Science in Defence and Strategic Studies (from the College of Defence Studies, Beijing, China); Master of Business Administration (HRM), Master of Arts (Dev Studies), and Master of Arts (Intl Affairs), from the UG. He also holds a BSc Degree in Computer Science and Diploma in Data Processing from KNUST; a Post Graduate Certificate in Public Administration (GIMPA); Certificate in Leadership and Management (from Tsinghua Univ, Beijing); and a Certificate in Defence Diplomacy (from Cranfield Univ, UK).

The retired General had considerable experience in command, intelligence, training, and staff appointments at various levels in the GAF. In International Peacekeeping/Support Operations, he served on four (4) different occasions with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL); was the Chief Operations Officer with the UN Assistance Mission in Rwanda; the UN Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; UN Mission in Eritrea/Ethiopia (UNMEE) and the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). He was the Commanding Officer of the second Ghanaian battalion of the ECOWAS Mission in La Cote d’Ivoire (ECOMICI GHANBATT 2) in 2003/2004.

The writer thanks the GAF, the last bastion of discipline, loyalty and integrity in the country, for the opportunities it gave the retired General to serve his God and beloved country whilst in uniform. It also acknowledges that the GAF also helped him to enrich his academic knowledge in several many ways, reinforcing the often forgotten view that the GAF remains a citadel of professionals and professionalism. It is hoped that the present and future generations will do nothing to undermine the human resource base of the institution.

Maj Gen Adeti retired from the GAF on 14th August 2018, after the ultimate and penultimate appointments as the Chief of Staff (COS) of the GAF and the General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Southern Command of the Ghana Army, respectively.

He is currently the Board Chairman of his beloved alma mater, Saint Martin’s Senior High School, Nsawam.

He is married with children and now enjoys watching football, doing academic research and many other things in a relaxed manner.