Abdulai Yakubu (born 6 May 1929) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Savelugu constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana under the membership of the National Alliance Liberals (NAL)[1]
Abdulai Yakubu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Savelugu | |
| In office 1969–1972 | |
| President | Edward Akufo-Addo |
| Prime Minister | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1929 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | Tamale Middle Boarding School |
| Occupation | Traditional ruler and a Farmer |
Early life and education
editAbdulai was born on 6 May 1929 and lived in Yendi a town in Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana.[2] He attended Tamale Middle Boarding School, where he obtained a Middle School Leaving Certificate and later served as a Traditional ruler and a Farmer before going into Parliament.
Politics
editYakubu began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the NAL to represent his constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[3]
Yakubu was sworn into the First Parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969, after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian election held on 26 August 1969. His tenure of office as a member of parliament ended on 13 January 1972.[4]
Personal life
editYakubu was a Muslim.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969. p. 315.
- ^ March, 2002, Ghana Commission of Inquiry into the Yendi Disturbances of 25th-27th (2002). The Commission of Inquiry (Yendi Events): C.I.36/2002 : Wuaku Commission. Republic of Ghana.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1971.
- ^ Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.