The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed former Director-General, Police Professional and Standard Bureau (PPSB) of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah as the Executive Director of the Economic and Organized Crime (EOCO).
According to a source, the appointment letter of the former PPSB which is from the Presidency was dated January 5, 2021. The source went on to say that she is expected to resume work in her new capacity as the EOCO boss on January 10, 2022.
COP Maame Tiwaa comes into that office after the departure of Steve Raymond Dapaa-Addo, a lawyer who the source pointed out, may be made the chairman of the same institution, EOCO.
A couple of weeks ago, there were media reports that she was released from the Police by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare to the Presidency for her latest assignment.
Portion of a letter dated December 13, 2021 and signed by COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, Director General Administration confirming Maame Tiwaa release to the Presidency read “I am directed by the Inspector General of Police to release you from your current schedule and report to the Chief of Staff at the Presidency to be re-assigned.”
“Please accept the compliments of the Inspector General of Police,” the letter further stated.
The now EOCO boss was a former Director General of CID and was later appointed Director General Welfare and member of POMAB, the highest decision-making body in the police, outside the Police Council which is chaired by the Vice President.
Until her latest appointment she was shoved to PPSB known as PIPS by the current IGP, a move that was seen as a demotion.
She was recruited into the Ghana Police Service on July 27, 1990, and rose through the ranks by dint of hard work and her desire to achieve higher academic laurels.
She was first posted to the Police Hospital Accounts Section as a constable after passing out and after the 18 months probation, she was promoted to the rank of a Sergeant in 1992 because she enlisted with a Diploma in Business Studies Accounting Option which she obtained at the Kumasi Polytechnic between 1988 and 1990.
She later enrolled with the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana in 1995 and passed the Level Two examinations successfully and was promoted to Chief Inspector. This granted her a direct entry to the Police College in October 1998.
In May 1999, out of a class of 48 (46 men and two women), she was adjudged the All Round Best Cadet and the Best Student in Humanities making her the second female to take that award at that time.
In recognition of her remarkable accomplishment, a special staff of honour was ordered from the United Kingdom (UK) by the then Inspector General of Police (IGP) which was presented to her by the late Professor Evans Atta Mills who was then the Vice President.
Along the line, she was made the administrator at the Police Hospital when the person in charge went on a Peace Keeping Mission.
COP Maame Tiwaa went on a Peace Mission in Kosovo where she acted as the Logistics and Finance Officer for Missing Persons Unit. She was later posted to the Police Headquarters Finance section after her Peace Mission duration ended.
She was subsequently granted a three-year study leave to pursue a programme in the UK with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
COP Yaa Tiwaa, who by this time had demonstrated a knack for excellence in the academic area, passed all her papers before the stipulated time and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2006.
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