George Yankey

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George Sipa-Adjah Yankey is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician.{{Cite web|date=2017-01-12|title=George Yankey, CEO, Ghana National Gas Company: Interview|url=https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/interview/george-yankey-ceo-ghana-national-gas-company/ghana-2017|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Oxford Business Group|language=en}} He is the former CEO of Ghana Gas{{Cite web |title=Ghana to process Gas in commercial quantities by June 2014 - Sipa-Yankey - Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) |url=https://www.gipcghana.com/press-and-media/377-ghana-to-process-gas-in-commercial-quantities-by-june-2014-sipa-yankey.html |access-date=2021-01-04 |website=GipcGhana}} and served as Minister for Health of Ghana during the Atta Mills government.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-08|title=NDC will win 90% of parliamentary seats in Western Region – Sipa Yankey|url=https://citinewsroom.com/2020/08/ndc-will-win-90-of-parliamentary-seats-in-western-region-sipa-yankey/|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2020-05-01|title=No gov't can build 94 hospitals in one year – Sipa Yankey|url=https://www.theghanareport.com/no-govt-can-build-94-hospitals-in-one-year-sipa-yankey/|access-date=2021-01-04|website=The Ghana Report|language=en}}

==Education==

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.

Career

Yankey worked in the Ministry of Finance of Ghana and was the head of its Legal department between 1989 and 1995.{{Cite web|title=Let's have consensus on development — Dr Sipa Yankey|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/let-s-have-consensus-on-development-dr-sipa-yankey.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}} He became Director of the Legal, Private Sector and Financial Institutions Department at the same ministry from 1996.{{cite news |date=2009-10-16 |title=Press Statement By Dr. George Sipa-Adjah Yankey |publisher=GhanaWeb |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=170372 |accessdate=2010-07-26}}

Politics

Yankey is a member of the National Democratic Congress.{{Cite web |title=Ghana MPs - News & Events Details - Reinstate Dr Sipa Yankey - Adenta MP |url=http://ghanamps.com/news-events/details.php?id=1173 |access-date=2021-01-04 |website=Ghana MPs}} After the 2008 presidential election, President John Atta Mills appointed him Minister for Health in his government in February 2009.

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.sfo.gov.uk/press-room/latest-press-releases/press-releases-2009/mabey--johnson-ltd-sentencing-.aspx |title=Mabey & Johnson Ltd sentencing |accessdate=2010-07-26 |date=2009-09-25 |work=Official website |publisher=Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008113624/http://www.sfo.gov.uk/press-room/latest-press-releases/press-releases-2009/mabey--johnson-ltd-sentencing-.aspx |archivedate=2009-10-08 }} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/sep/25/mabey-johnson-foreign-bribery |title=British firm Mabey and Johnson convicted of bribing foreign politicians |author1=David Leigh |author2=Rob Evans |accessdate=2010-07-26 |date=2009-09-25 |publisher=Guardian Online }} Yankey denied these allegations in a statement issued after Mabey and Johnson had been fined £6.6 million by the Southwark Crown Court. 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.{{cite news |date=2009-10-11 |title=President accepts resignation of two ministers |publisher=GhanaWeb |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=170129 |accessdate=2010-07-26}}

= Ghana National Gas Company =

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.{{Cite web |title=Ambassador Sun Baohong Inspected the Ghana Gas Infrastructure Project Contracted by the Chinese Enterprise Sinopec |url=http://gh.china-embassy.org/eng/xwdt/t1182499.htm |access-date=2021-01-04 |website=China-Embassy Ghana}} He was succeeded by Benjamin Asante in February 2017.{{cite web|title=Dr Ben Asante appointed caretaker CEO of Ghana Ga|url=http://citifmonline.com/2017/01/30/dr-ben-asante-appointed-caretaker-ceo-of-ghana-gas/|accessdate=23 November 2017}}

George Yankey

Career

Politics

= Ghana National Gas Company =

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