The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) Commissioner of Police (COP), Mrs. Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has urged external investors of Ghana not to be skeptical about doing business in the country.
The COP, who happens to be the first female Executive Director of EOCO, assured them of stringent laws to protect their investments made in the country, however, reminded them to conduct a due diligence on their partners in Ghana and avoid bending rules; not following the right processes to invest in the West African country.
Mrs. Addo-Danquah further urged the business community to take advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the existence of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA) to do business in Africa.
Moreover, she ceased the opportunity to assure delegates that the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) is in a position to assess the credibility of would-be partners before engaging them in any business, thus, should take advantage of the office so they don’t fall for scam schemes.
“Our doors are widely opened for collaboration in the fight against economic and organized crime in Ghana and across the globe.”
COP Addo-Danquah
This, the Executive Director of EOCO said while touching on the area of collaborating with international law enforcement agencies.
Mrs. Addo-Danquah offered these pieces of advice to investors and her audience, while being honored at the just-ended edition of the Black History Festival and Achievers Award in Columbus, Ohio USA.
The COP was awarded a medal and citation for her significant role in law enforcement and investment protection in both Africa and America.
The award was given to her by the Bureau for International Development Exchanges and Commerce, BIDEC in partnership with the African Union Mission situated in the United States.
During the festival, Ambassador Hilda Suka-Mafudze, Permanent Representative of the African Union to the United States of America in her keynote address through Skype, spoke on the need for the two continents, Africa and America to tighten the existing collaboration between them towards achieving their respective developmental goals.
Black History Festival
The Black History Festival, which was held at the Renaissance Downtown Columbus Hotel at Ohio, USA, was aimed at fostering ties between America and Africans in the diaspora, as well as in the areas of trade, investment, and development in Africa.
Keynote speakers on the bill for the festival were: Hon. Yaw Osafo Maafo, Snr. Presidential Adviser of Ghana; Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Communications and Digitalization, Ghana; Hon. Elizabeth Sackey, Mayor of Accra; Mr. Akwasi Awua Ababio, Director of Diaspora Affairs in the Office of the President, Ghana; Hon. Awal Mohammed, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Ghana; H.E. Hilda Suka-Mafudze, Permanent Representative of the African Union to the United States of America; COP Tiwa Addo-Danquah, Executive Director for the Economic and Organized Crime Office in Ghana; Shabazz Boukary-Martinson, CEO of Fale Group in the United States of America; Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei, Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Ghana.
Others included: Kamel Krifa, Hollywood Film Producer and Actor, USA; Nathan Kwabena Adisi, CEO for EIB Network, Ghana; Michael Bartlett-VanderPuye, Chairman of M&C Group; Hon.Kwadwo Baah Agyemang, CEO for Ghana Digital Centres Ltd; Dr. Patricia Serwaa Afrifa, Director of Professional Network Engagement at New Mind Media LLC; Yaa Amoako-Adu, CEO of Intergrity Logistics and Consult, Ghana; Kofi Nkansah, CEO of National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, Ghana; Akwasi Agyeman, CEO for Ghana Tourism Authority; Yofi Grant, CEO for Ghana Investment Promotion Center; Annabel Mckenzie, Director of Beyond the Return Secretariat, Ghana, amongst others.
