The new Chief Fire Officer (CFO) of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong, has pledged to be a mother for all to ensure effective service delivery by fire officers.

Mrs Sarpong said this in her acceptance speech during a handing-over ceremony, organised by the GNFS on Monday, March 18 in Accra.

"Trust me when I declare that I will be a mother for all. Being a mother means the simultaneous nurturing of rewarding diligence and zero tolerance for all forms of indiscipline and laziness,” she said.

"What separates the Fire Service we have now from the one we desire is our exclusive devotion to the call to duty.”

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She took over from Mr Julius Kuunuor, the outgoing Chief Fire Officer.

She gave the assurance that the welfare of personnel would be of paramount interest to leadership, as service could only stand strong when employee welfare was prioritised.

"Now more than ever, I am ready to operate an open and transparent administration as we collectively fight the fire and its disastrous consequences,” the new CFO said.

Mrs Sarpong pledged to build a vibrant and responsible workforce that adhered to international best practices in fire prevention and control.

She expressed gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman for the honour.

"I embrace this responsibility with an unwavering commitment and renewed appreciation of our core legal mandate of managing and preventing fires in Ghana,” she added.

Mr Kuunuor, handing over the operational and administrative command of the GNFS to the new CFO, urged personnel to team up with her to move the Service to the greatest heights comparable to any of such services in the advanced countries.

He expressed appreciation to the President for the support and to all officers as well as civilian employees for their teamwork spirit, patience, and dedication to the performance of their duty.

Mr Kuunuor urged his successor to make every effort to ensure the completion of some uncompleted projects and programmes the Service was undertaking to enhance its operations.