Priscilla Ami Dogbeda Dzokoto has been named the first female commanding officer of a Ghana Navy ship, making her the second woman to join the Navy's Executive Branch.

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She joins Lt. Commander Faustina Maame Boakyewaa Anokye Boakye, the Navy's first female naval officer.

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On the Ghana Navy Ship (GNS) ANKOBRA, a River Class Ship, Lieutenant Commander Priscilla Ami Dogbeda Dzokoto will be in command of activities.

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She is reportedly in charge of a combined maritime exercise between Ghana and Nigeria.

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Lieutenant Commander Priscilla Ami Dogbeda Dzokoto was born on Saturday, March 8, 1986 in Takoradi.

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She had her primary education at Pentecost Preparatory and JSS and later attended Holy Child School, Cape Coast in the Central Region.

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In 2004, she completed her secondary education. She pursued Mathematical Science at the University of Ghana, Legon, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Statistics and Computer Science in 2009.

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On September 14, 2012, Priscilla Ami Dogbeda Dzokoto was enlisted into the Executive Branch of the Ghana Navy as part of Ghana Military Academy Regular Career Course Intake 52.

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At the Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth in the United Kingdom, she had her initial training. This was in 2013.

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Later in 2016, she underwent the Sub Lieutenants Technical Course in Ghana.

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She furthered her education at the Navigation Direction School in Kochi, India from July 2021 to February 2022 where she graduated as a Navigation Specialist.

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Source: The Independent Ghana

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