The building housing the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC), which construction started in 2012, has been completed.
The office complex, constructed by Big Omen Company Limited, comprises 34 offices, two conference halls, four kitchenettes, 21 lavatories, two spacious car parks, a janitor’s office, pantry, canteen, reception, and a security office.
The new ORC office is expected to serve the people of the Ashanti Region, as well as some parts of the Western, Oti and the Eastern regions. The project was funded through the Internally Generated Funds of both the then Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and the Office of the Registrar of Companies, which saw to its completion in 2022.
The hitherto RGD operated in rented premises from 2007 till 2018, when it moved into the new office while still under construction, following sudden eviction from the rented building.
In 2012, it acquired land and started to construction of its own permanent premises.
Upon the creation of the Office of the Registrar of Companies by an Act of Parliament, Companies Act 2019 (Act 992), the ORC saw to the completion of the office complex.
The head of the Ashanti Regional office of the ORC, Chief State Attorney Nana Ama Akyiaa Prempeh, expressed optimism that the Office Complex, located in the commercial hub, would bring sanity into business registration.
She said it would afford business entities easy access and increase patronage of the services of the ORC.
Nana Akyiaa Premier noted that the beautiful working environment provided by the new edifice would serve as an incentive to both the staff and clients, and impact positively on the performance of the Office of Registrar of Companies.
