Hannah Ama Nyarko and other United Nations officials at
the ceremony
The
State of Israel has honoured the late Maj Gen Francis Vib-Sanziri, the former
Head of Missions and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement
Observer Force (UNDOF) by naming a street after him on the Golan Heights.
The
information was contained in a release from the Ghana Armed Forces Public
Relations Directorate.
A
statement issued to the Daily Guide by the Public Relations
Directorate of the Ghana Armed Forces and signed by Colonel Eric
Aggrey-Quarshie, said the road is now ‘Vib-Sanziri Route’
In
the statement, Col. Eric Aggrey-Quarshie head of the Directorate said a
citation, which was read at the dedication ceremony of Sanziri Route read;
‘Vib-Sanziri Route’ is named after Maj Gen Francis Vib-Sanziri (1957-2019) of
the Ghana Defence Force, who served as Head of Missions and Force Commander of
UNDOF 2017-2019.
“He
was a true fighter for peace who played a key role in numerous peacekeeping
operations across the world.
“The
State of Israel salutes Maj Gen F Vib-Sanziri for his commitment to enabling
stability and security for both Israelis and Syrians.
“He
will be remembered as a true partner, a great leader, and most of all – a visionary”,
the statement said.
Maj
Gen Francis Vib-Sanziri died on Friday April 19, 2019 in Israel while serving
as the Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
(UNDOF).
He was buried on Friday, June 28, 2019 at the New Military Cemetery in Accra, Ghana and left behind a wife, Commissioner of Police, Beatrice Zakpa Vib Sanziri and two children.
By Linda Tenyah-Ayettey
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