Stephen Yakubu

Stephen Yakubu is a Ghanaian politician and diplomat. He was Ghana’s Ambassador to Morocco and He was a member of Parliament for Binduri constituency in the Upper East Region of Ghana.[1][2] He is currently the Upper East Regional Minister and also the Chairman of Regional Security Council.[3]

Stephen Yakubu
In office
7 January 2009 – 7 January 2013
Personal details
Born (1966-05-25) 25 May 1966
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Children1
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionArchitect

Early life and education

Stephen Yakubu was born on May 25, 1966, at Gotisaliga-Binduri in the Upper East Region. He obtained a BSc in Planning from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and a Postgraduate diploma in Information Systems from Thames Valley University Slough, UK.[1][2]

Career

Yakubu is into Development Planning, Architecture, and Quantity Surveyors.[1][2]

Political life

Yakubu is a member of the New Patriotic Party(NPP). He contested for the Binduri seat on the ticket of the NPP. He was a member of the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He obtained 9,103 votes out of the 18,050 valid votes cast which amounts to 50.43% of all valid votes.[4]

Personal life

He is self-employed and married with two children. He is a Christian and worships with an Adventist church.[1]

References
  1. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Yakubu, Stephen". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. "Odekro | What has your MP done for you?". staging.odekro.org. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "Government committed to compliance with mining laws- Upper East Regional Minister - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. Peace FM (17 December 2014). "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Binduri Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 7 July 2020.


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