Commissioner of Police (CoP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, a former Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has been appointed the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
Her appointment took effect on January 5, 2022.
COP Addo-Danquah replaces Steve Raymond Dapaa-Addo, who was appointed as Director-General of EOCO on July 9, 2021.
She most recently served as the Director-General of the Police Professional and Standards Bureau.
Maame Tiwaa 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.
When she passed out, she was first posted to the Police Hospital Accounts Section as a constable.
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.
Having been promoted to Sergeant, she enrolled at 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 into 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.
Along the line, she was made the administrator at the Police Hospital when the person in charge went on a Peace Keeping Mission.
Later, she also had the opportunity to go on a peace mission in Kosovo, where she acted as the Logistics and Finance Officer for Missing Persons Unit.
BY TIMES REPORTER
