Salifu Yakubu
Salifu Yakubu (born November 15, 1919 , † 1968 in Tamale Hospital, Ghana) was a Ghanaian politician and diplomat .
Life
Salifu Yakubu attended Tamale Government School from 1929 to 1938 . In 1940 he took an Arts and Crafts Course at the Achimota School .
Yakubu taught at Tamale High School. In 1941 he joined the police force of the British colony of Gold Coast , where he resigned on July 12, 1956 with the rank of sergeant . In 1956 he bought a Chevrolet Independence from Union Trading Company , a subsidiary of the Basel Mission .
In July 1960, Yakubu in the constituency of Savelugu was elected to the parliament of Ghana with 7,483 votes as a candidate for the Convention People's Party . From 1961 to 1967 he represented the Ghanaian government in Bamako as Resident Minister.
On December 30, 1968, the Accra Supreme Court of Ghana sentenced him to 10 years in prison for embezzling 10 million CFA francs BEAC .
Individual evidence
- ↑ As a Swiss businessman in Ghana, Hans Buseer tells, p. 19 p. 21
- ^ Shipment of ninety Chevrolets bought by the Ghana government for the use of official visitors to the Ghana independence celebration. The sale was made by the Union Trading Company, Chevrolet, Buick and Opel distributors in Ghana, Ashanti and Northern Territories of British West Africa and Togoland. Together with ten Pontiacs also bought by the government; Hans Buser, In Ghana at Independence: Stories of a Swiss Salesman, p. 18
- ^ The Diplomatic Press Directory of the Republic of Ghana: Including Trade Index and Biographical Section, Diplomatic Press and Publishing Company, 1959, p. 206
- ↑ Africa Report, Volume 13, African-American Institute, 1968, p. 38
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ghanaian ambassador in Bamako ( Mali ) 1961 to 1968 |
Kwame Addae |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yakubu, Salifu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian politician and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1919 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1968 |
| Place of death | Tamale Hospital, Ghana |