MR. EMMANUEL NMASHIE DOKU
COMMISSIONER, CUSTOMS, EXCISE & PREVENTIVE SERVICE

PERSONALITY PROFILE Mr. Emmanuel Nmashie Doku joined the then Customs Department in 1975 after his national service with the Assin Fosu Training College. He worked for two years as a Cadet and also Assistant Inspector at the CEPS Headquarters (HQ).

Between 1977 and 1991, Mr. Doku held various positions in the Service among which were Inspector in charge of Export, Examination, Manifest Closing, State Warehousing and Excise Zonal officer at the Tema Collection. He also served as Senior Inspector/Chief Collector at Research Department of CEPS HQ and Chief Collector-Second in Command in charge of General Duties, Tema Collection.

Mr. Doku became Assistant Commissioner in 1991 and Sector Commander for the following Stations. Kumasi Collection between 1991 -1993, Kotoka International Airport between 1993 and 1997 and Assistant Commissioner, Administration at the Headquarters from 1998 -2001

Mr. Emmanuel Doku’s expertise was tapped by the Bureau of Customs and Excise of the Republic of Liberia between 1997 and 1998 as Advisor/Customs Expert, providing technical assistance for the reconstitution and restructuring of Liberian Customs.

The New CEPS Commissioner acted as Deputy Commissioner (Operations) responsible for the effective management of Customs Operations at the HQ between 2003 and 2004. Mr. Doku returned to Liberia for the second time at the request of the Bureau of Customs and Excise of that country as Advisor/Customs Expert. There, he served as leader of the team that assessed the structure, procedures and guidelines for enhanced revenue collection in Liberian Customs. Mr. Doku was highly commended by the then interim President of the Republic of Liberia for the efficient and astute manner in which the assignment was executed.

Mr. Doku in the course of his work undertook several courses both locally and internationally aimed at sharpening his skills and improving his work efficiency, some of which were in Change management (Ghana, 2003), WTO Valuation (Ghana, 2000) leadership in Management (USA,1996) Pre-Shipment inspection (USA,1996) and Finance for Non-finance Managements (Ghana, 1992).

Mr. Doku in the course of his work also had the opportunity to perform other functions both locally and internationally for the Service. He took part in the Forum of Trade and Transport security for Africa, Middle East and South Asia (Egypt, 2004), was a delegate at Heads of Customs Administrations of Nigeria and her proximate countries (Nigeria, 2003) and at the WCO Permanent Technical Committee-Integrity Sub-Committee (Belgium 2001). He also co-chaired the Project Implementation Team for CEPS Automation from 1999-2001 and chaired the WTO Valuation Agreement Implementation project in Accra from 1999-2000 and undertook a study tour on Free Zones Development in Malaysia in 1996 among others.

Mr. Emmanuel Doku’s finest hour with the Service came in July 2006 when he was appointed Commissioner after 30 years of dedicated work to the Service.

Mr. Emmanuel Nmashie Doku, had his secondary education at Accra High School and Presbyterian Boys Secondary School for his General Certificate of Education (GCE”O” Level). He continued to Labone Secondary School for his GCE ‘A’ Level. He then proceeded to the University of Ghana where he read for a Bachelor of Arts Degree between 1971 and 1974. He is married with children and enjoys reading, listening to music and watching football for relaxation.