Tribute by Ghana Armed Forces to Major Maxwell Adam Mahama - Part Two

The late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama held many important command and staff appointments in the Ghana Armed Forces both in Ghana and on external Peace Support Operations. Prominent among them were;

a. Platoon Commander, 5 Infantry Battalion from September 2007 to November 2008.

b. Platoon Commander, United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Ghana Battalion 69, from November 2008 to May 2009.

c. Platoon Commander, 5 Infantry Battalion from May 2009 to August 2011.  d. Adjutant, United Nations Operations in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI), Ghana Battalion 15 from August 2011 to March 2012.

e. Platoon Commander, 5 Infantry Battalion from March  2012 to July 2013.

f. Military Information Officer, United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), Ghana Battalion 18 from July 2013 to January 2014.

g. Platoon Commander, 5 Infantry Battalion from January to July 2014.

h. Officer Commanding, 5 infantry Battalion from July 2014 to 29 May 2017 when he passed on.

The late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was a hardworking officer with a lively demeanor. As the Officer Commanding ‘A’ Company and the Unit Maintenance Officer, he was able to effectively manage the affairs of his Company and also coordinated and supervised all the maintenance work in the barracks. This he was able to do easily as a result of his sound man-management skills.

He was confident with a rare sense of composure, particularly during difficult and challenging times and exhibited a calm disposition in all his undertakings. He was sociable and mixed easily with his superiors, peers and subordinates. Indeed, he was a good team player and a great leader as well. His display of good initiative as the Mess Secretary of the Arakan Officers’ Mess was a source of admiration by all and this legacy would continue to bear fruits in many years to come.

He was physically fit and had a good military bearing. He was the Parade Commander of the Guard of Honour Parade mounted by the Ghana Army during the President’s State of the Nation Address to Parliament held at the forecourt of the Parliament House, Accra on 26 February 2015.

Our departed Army officer and comrade lived a worthy and enviable life. His loyalty, dedication to duty and honesty will continue to inspire the living. On this day, we all join in condoling with the bereaved family for this irreplaceable loss.

May the soul of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama rest in perfect and absolute peace with his maker, till we meet again.