Yankey attended Nsein Senior High School for his Ordinary level Certificate. He studied at the Ghana School of Law. He obtained his PhD in 1987 from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom.
Careeredit
Yankey worked in the Ministry of Finance of Ghana and was the head of its Legal department between 1989 and 1995.[5] He became Director of the Legal, Private Sector and Financial Institutions Department at the same ministry from 1996.[6]
Following investigations conducted by the Serious Fraud Office of the United Kingdom, Mabey and Johnson Limited, a supplier of steel bridging based at Twyford, Berkshire was prosecuted in 2009.[8] This followed the company disclosing that it had "sought to influence decision-makers in public contracts in Jamaica and Ghana" between 1993 and 2001. Five Ghanaian officials, including Yankey, who was alleged to have received £15,000, were cited by the company.[9] Yankey denied these allegations in a statement issued after Mabey and Johnson had been fined £6.6 million by the Southwark Crown Court.[6] Despite his denials however, Yankey resigned as Minister for Health in order to concentrate on clearing his name. His resignation was accepted by President Mills, who in addition, invited the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice to investigate the case.[10]
Ghana National Gas Companyedit
After the investigation Dr. Yankey was cleared of all charges. He was appointed by PresidentJohn Atta Mills as CEO of the Ghana National Gas Company. In his role he was responsible for leading the company and building the infrastructure for sustainable gas distribution across Ghana.[11][2] He was succeeded by Benjamin Asante in February 2017.[12]
Referencesedit
^ ab"George Yankey, CEO, Ghana National Gas Company: Interview". Oxford Business Group. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ ab"Ghana to process Gas in commercial quantities by June 2014 - Sipa-Yankey - Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC)". GipcGhana. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ ab"NDC will win 90% of parliamentary seats in Western Region – Sipa Yankey". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^"No gov't can build 94 hospitals in one year – Sipa Yankey". The Ghana Report. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^"Let's have consensus on development — Dr Sipa Yankey". Graphic Online. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ abc"Press Statement By Dr. George Sipa-Adjah Yankey". GhanaWeb. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
^David Leigh; Rob Evans (25 September 2009). "British firm Mabey and Johnson convicted of bribing foreign politicians". Guardian Online. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
^"President accepts resignation of two ministers". GhanaWeb. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
^"Ambassador Sun Baohong Inspected the Ghana Gas Infrastructure Project Contracted by the Chinese Enterprise Sinopec". China-Embassy Ghana. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^"Dr Ben Asante appointed caretaker CEO of Ghana Ga". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
george, yankey, george, sipa, adjah, yankey, ghanaian, lawyer, politician, former, ghana, served, minister, health, ghana, during, atta, mills, government, george, sipa, adjah, yankeyminister, healthin, office, 2009, 2009presidentjohn, atta, millspreceded, byc. George Sipa Adjah Yankey is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician 1 He is the former CEO of Ghana Gas 1 2 and served as Minister for Health of Ghana during the Atta Mills government 3 4 George Sipa Adjah YankeyMinister for HealthIn office Feb 2009 Oct 2009PresidentJohn Atta MillsPreceded byCourage QuashigahSucceeded byBenjamin KunbuorPersonal detailsBornNzema Region GhanaPolitical partyNational Democratic CongressProfessionLawyer Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Politics 3 1 Ghana National Gas Company 4 References 5 See alsoEducation editYankey attended Nsein Senior High School for his Ordinary level Certificate He studied at the Ghana School of Law He obtained his PhD in 1987 from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom Career editYankey worked in the Ministry of Finance of Ghana and was the head of its Legal department between 1989 and 1995 5 He became Director of the Legal Private Sector and Financial Institutions Department at the same ministry from 1996 6 Politics editYankey is a member of the National Democratic Congress 3 7 After the 2008 presidential election President John Atta Mills appointed him Minister for Health in his government in February 2009 6 Following investigations conducted by the Serious Fraud Office of the United Kingdom Mabey and Johnson Limited a supplier of steel bridging based at Twyford Berkshire was prosecuted in 2009 8 This followed the company disclosing that it had sought to influence decision makers in public contracts in Jamaica and Ghana between 1993 and 2001 Five Ghanaian officials including Yankey who was alleged to have received 15 000 were cited by the company 9 Yankey denied these allegations in a statement issued after Mabey and Johnson had been fined 6 6 million by the Southwark Crown Court 6 Despite his denials however Yankey resigned as Minister for Health in order to concentrate on clearing his name His resignation was accepted by President Mills who in addition invited the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice to investigate the case 10 Ghana National Gas Company edit After the investigation Dr Yankey was cleared of all charges He was appointed by President John Atta Mills as CEO of the Ghana National Gas Company In his role he was responsible for leading the company and building the infrastructure for sustainable gas distribution across Ghana 11 2 He was succeeded by Benjamin Asante in February 2017 12 References edit a b George Yankey CEO Ghana National Gas Company Interview Oxford Business Group 12 January 2017 Retrieved 4 January 2021 a b Ghana to process Gas in commercial quantities by June 2014 Sipa Yankey Ghana Investment Promotion Centre GIPC GipcGhana Retrieved 4 January 2021 a b NDC will win 90 of parliamentary seats in Western Region Sipa Yankey Citinewsroom Comprehensive News in Ghana 8 August 2020 Retrieved 4 January 2021 No gov t can build 94 hospitals in one year Sipa Yankey The Ghana Report 1 May 2020 Retrieved 4 January 2021 Let s have consensus on development Dr Sipa Yankey Graphic Online Retrieved 4 January 2021 a b c Press Statement By Dr George Sipa Adjah Yankey GhanaWeb 16 October 2009 Retrieved 26 July 2010 Ghana MPs News amp Events Details Reinstate Dr Sipa Yankey Adenta MP Ghana MPs Retrieved 4 January 2021 Mabey amp Johnson Ltd sentencing Official website Serious Fraud Office United Kingdom 25 September 2009 Archived from the original on 8 October 2009 Retrieved 26 July 2010 David Leigh Rob Evans 25 September 2009 British firm Mabey and Johnson convicted of bribing foreign politicians Guardian Online Retrieved 26 July 2010 President accepts resignation of two ministers GhanaWeb 11 October 2009 Retrieved 26 July 2010 Ambassador Sun Baohong Inspected the Ghana Gas Infrastructure Project Contracted by the Chinese Enterprise Sinopec China Embassy Ghana Retrieved 4 January 2021 Dr Ben Asante appointed caretaker CEO of Ghana Ga Retrieved 23 November 2017 See also editList of Mills government ministers National Democratic CongressPolitical officesPreceded byCourage Quashigah Minister for Health2009 Succeeded byBenjamin Kunbuor nbsp nbsp This article about a Ghanaian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Yankey amp oldid 1188930310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
