COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (Mrs.), the immediate past Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), has been reassigned as the Director-General of Research and Planning for the Ghana Police Service (GPS).
The Chartered Accountant was appointed as the Executive Director of EOCO in January 2022, replacing Stephen Raymond Dapaa-Addo, who had been appointed Director-General of EOCO on July 9, 2021.
However, in late January 2025, President John Dramani Mahama revoked her appointment and directed her to immediately hand over her duties and report to the Ghana Police Headquarters for reassignment.
A presidential communiqué explained that this directive was part of broader government efforts to strengthen EOCO’s operations and enhance its effectiveness in combating economic crimes and corruption.
The former CID Boss has since resumed her new position at the Police Headquarters.
Background
Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah joined the Ghana Police Service on July 27, 1990, and has risen through the ranks through hard work and a commitment to academic excellence.
After passing out from training, she was first posted to the Police Hospital Accounts Section as a constable.
Eighteen months into her probation, she was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1992, having enlisted with a Diploma in Business Studies (Accounting Option) from Kumasi Polytechnic, which she obtained between 1988 and 1990.
As a Sergeant, she enrolled with the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana, in 1995 and successfully passed the Level Two examinations, earning a promotion to Chief Inspector. This achievement granted her direct entry into the Police College in October 1998.
Best Cadet
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 only the second female to win the award at that time.
In recognition of this remarkable accomplishment, the then Inspector-General of Police (IGP) ordered a special staff of honor from the United Kingdom, which was presented to her by the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills, who was then the Vice President of Ghana.
Secondments
At one point, she was made the administrator at the Police Hospital when the officer in charge went on a peacekeeping mission. She later had the opportunity to serve on a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, where she acted as the Logistics and Finance Officer for the Missing Persons Unit.
Upon her return, she was posted to the Finance Section at the Police Headquarters.
She was subsequently granted a three-year study leave to pursue a program with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in the United Kingdom.
COP Yaa Tiwaa excelled academically and completed all her papers ahead of schedule, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2006. Her ACCA certification allows her to practice as an accountant in multiple jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and Ghana.
Upon her return, she was attached to the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to gain firsthand experience in public sector accounting. After 10 months, she was assigned to head the Commercial Crime Unit (CCRU) of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for three years.
She is also a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Recognized for her ability to revamp struggling departments, ACP Yaa Tiwaa was tasked with revitalizing the then-defunct CID Training School at the Police Training Depot. She successfully trained 550 detectives to strengthen financial investigations and combat fraud.
On November 6, 2013, when then IGP Mohammed Alhassan established the Ghana Police Staff Command College (GPCSC) in Winneba, she was appointed the first female Commandant of the college.
Early Life and Family Background
COP Yaa Tiwaa, the second of seven siblings, was born on August 19, 1969, in Konongo, in the Asante Akyem District of the Ashanti Region.
She was born to Kwame Adiya-Nimo and Nana Adwoa Agyekumwaa II, the Queen Mother of Banka.
She began her education at Roman Catholic Primary and Middle Schools and later attended Bompata Secondary School before enrolling at Kumasi Polytechnic.
She is married to Ofosu Addo-Danquah, a lecturer in the Department of French at the University of Cape Coast. They have a daughter and two sons.
DCOP Yaa Tiwaa, a devoted Catholic, worships at St. Peter’s Parish in Osu.
Source: mynewsgh.com
