EOCO Chief Executive Director, COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah has been installed the Ekuo Na which means the Chief Patronist of the Holy Family Akan Kuo within the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Accra on Saturday August 19, 2023.
As the Ekuo na, her duty is to unite all Akan societies within the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Accra into one Christian family.
The Holy Family Akan Kuo is a group which has been in existence for 45years comprises Akan societies within the Catholic Church who help members to follow the mass and other liturgical celebrations in the Akan language in their respective parishes.
It was inaugurated in 1978 and Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah is taken over after the death of Mrs Esther Hamilton who died last year.
The installation, which also fell on COP Addo-Danquah’s 54th birthday, took place at the St Peter’s Catholic Church in Accra.
She also received a gift, which included the Constitution and history of the Holy Family Akan Kuo, from the church.
The Accra Diocese Chaplain General of the Holy Family Akan Kuo, Very Rev. Father Benjamin Opoku Ohene speaking on the significance of the occasion, said COP Addo-Danquah was very supportive and participated in every church activity, in spite of her busy schedules.
He added that, she was very down-to-earth and very receptive to everybody.
“This is why upon looking through the church, there are others who deserve this position better than you but God says you are the one He prefers.
Very Rev. Ohene explained that the group was not formed to encourage ethnocentrism, but to promote culture and ensure that the liturgy of the church was done in a language everyone easily understood and added that the group sought to promote social cohesion, spiritual growth and be one another’s keeper.
“Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah will be the Ekuo Na till her maker calls her to rest,” he said.
COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah expressed appreciation for the honour and privilege given her by the church and also thanked God for His blessings.
“When I first saw the letter, I thought it was a mistake because I felt I was not qualified for such an honour, but against all odds, the church insisted that I was the right person for this job.
I thank the church and the national executives for recognizing my effort,” she said.
COP Addo-Danquah said although the task was huge, with the support of God and the church, she would succeed in her duties.
The occasion brought together senior and retired police officers, including former Inspector-Generals of Police, Patrick Kwarteng Acheampong and James Oppong-Boanuh, former Commissioners of Police, Nathan Kofi Boakye, George Mensah, as well as Reps from the US embassy and the FCI.
Other dignitaries, who graced the ceremony, included a Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dina Asonaba Dapaah, as well as some traditional leaders.
Others including National Executives of Holy Family Akankuo, POLAS Members, EOCO Staff, Senior Police Officers, Police Personnel and Parish Presidents.
There was also a cake-cutting ceremony to commemorate the birthday of COP Addo-Dankwa.
