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Reorganising for success: GEXIM convenes management retreat to spearhead restructuring effort
The Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) held a four-day management retreat at the Peninsular Resort and Golf Club in Akosombo, Eastern Region from Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd March 2025 under the theme “Reorganization and Restructuring – The Resetting Agenda”.
The management retreat was to assess the operations of the bank from its inception and highlight its achievements over the last twelve months.
In addition, it provided a platform to review the structure of departments and units of the bank, their activities in the 2024 financial year as well as deliverables and plans for 2025.
A number of resource persons including the former Minister of Finance and currently Presidential Adviser on the Economy, Hon. Seth Emmanuel Terkper, and Treasury Management Expert and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force that set up the GEXIM, Mr. Steve William participated in the retreat.
Other resource persons included Mr. Kola Ibrahim, a seasoned Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Project Credit Expert and Dr. Abena Asomaning Antwi, a team building coach and sustainability champion.
They took their turns to make presentations on the bank’s critical role in making a meaningful contribution to the economic development agenda of the government.
The Acting Chief Executive of GEXIM, Sylvester Mensah reiterated the commitment of Executive Management to reposition the bank to support projects in agribusiness and the garment subsector to spearhead the export development and import substitution agenda of the government of Ghana.
Mr. Mensah further highlighted the immediate priorities of the Bank, being accelerated export trade, increased food production, support for agribusiness, and generation of growth in job opportunities.
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Business and Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Finance and Administration, Mr. Victor Easmon encouraged the staff to embrace the new direction of the bank and entreated them to support projects and initiatives to be introduced by Executive Management.
Sylvester Mensah revealed plans to establish a Guarantee Fund by the Bank to support the activities of the Guarantees Department
The Ghana Police Service has arrested three (3) suspects in connection with a case of possession of narcotic drugs and engaging in prohibited drug-related activities within the Accra metropolis.
On April 10, 2026, the Special Operations Assistant to the Inspector General of Police received intelligence that a group of individuals were planning to engage in the sale of suspected narcotic drugs at Dzorwulu in Accra.
A surveillance operation was mounted and on 11th April 2026, a Police team proceeded to the area and arrested two suspects, Bright Ayivor and Ifeanyi Ijeoba.
The suspects were found in possession of twenty-two (22) compressed substances suspected to be cocaine, which were being prepared for sale to a prospective buyer.
Further interrogation of the suspects led to the identification of a third suspect, Kwabena Botwe as a key figure in the drug trade.
A follow-up operation at Caprice resulted in his arrest after Police mounted surveillance during a planned transaction involving proceeds from the sale of the suspected drugs.
The suspect later led Police to his residence at Greda Estates, where a search resulted in the retrieval of an amount of GHc400,000 and a counting machine.
According to the police, during the operation, he attempted to bribe the arresting officers with an additional GHc420,000, which has been retained as evidence.
All the suspects are currently in Police custody assisting investigations and will be put before the court.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, yesterday April 14, 2026, promoted seven officers of the Tema Regional Police Command to their next ranks for their role in a recent anti-robbery operation in Tema.
The promotions were awarded to officers who responded to a robbery attack on a Mobile Money vendor at Tema Community 5 leading to the shooting of two robbery suspects and the recovery of a firearm, ammunition, and other exhibits.
The officers promoted are Chief Inspector Enoch Nartey Nuer, Inspector Gershon Dekpey; Inspector Prince Asante; No. 45881 Sergeant Lukman Mohammed; No. 49900 Sergeant Eugene Kuudouru; No. 54157 Corporal Jerome Akator; and No. 59882 Lance Corporal Jonathan Sewurah.
The IGP, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), congratulated the officers on their promotion and commended them for their courage, discipline, and commitment to duty.
The IGP urged the officers to view their promotion as a call to higher responsibility and encouraged all personnel to continue working with dedication and professionalism in the service of the nation.
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