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Council of State member and Labianca CEO is dead

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Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh, Chief Executive Officer of Labianca Company Limited, a leading importer and distributor of frozen foods, has died.

She reportedly died Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Accra.

She was a member of the Council of State, representing the Western Region, and previously served on the Board of Directors of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) from 2017 to 2021.

The late Eunice Buah made headlines after the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) accused her of corruption-related offences.

READ ALSO: Labianca denies Special Prosecutor’s ‘influence peddling’ claims

On August 3, 2022, the OSP released a report on its investigations into alleged corruption and corruption-related offences involving the Labianca Group of Companies and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority.

The OSP’s report, among other things, implicated officials of Labianca and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority for their various roles, which saw the company that deals in the importation of frozen foods benefit from a reduction in the company’s tax liabilities.

She left behind a husband, former Tema Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Nana Asomah-Hinneh (RTD