Cabinet has approved the National Defence University Bill, paving the way for its submission to Parliament for legislative consideration.
The approval was announced following an engagement between the Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, and a delegation from the Ministry, with Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor as part of pre-parliamentary consultations on government legislative proposals.
The meeting was held on behalf of Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business, Mahama Ayariga, to discuss key bills expected to be laid before Parliament during the current session.
Addressing the meeting, Mr. Brogya Genfi disclosed that Cabinet had considered and approved the memorandum for onward transmission to Parliament to begin the legislative process.
The proposed Bill, developed jointly by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Education, seeks to establish a National Defence University to serve as the central coordinating authority for all tertiary-level defence education and training within the Ghana Armed Forces.
According to the Ministry, the initiative is intended to address the absence of a unified institutional framework governing military higher education and training.
Once established, the National Defence University is expected to coordinate, regulate, and supervise defence-related tertiary education while ensuring consistency in academic standards and strengthening quality assurance systems.
The proposed structure will also allow defence institutions under the Ghana Armed Forces to award degrees, diplomas, and certificates under a single nationally recognised authority.
The delegation that participated in the engagement included Chief Director of the Ministry, Emmanuel Kartey; Acting President of the proposed National Defence University, Air Vice Marshal Felix Adom Asante; Acting Judge Advocate General, Brigadier General Benjamin Amoah-Boakye; Director of Public Relations, Colonel Ernestina Assan; and Director of Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Abena Ofosua Dankwa.
The move is expected to mark a significant step toward restructuring and strengthening defence education in Ghana.
