Bawa Andani Yakubu

Bawa Andani Yakubu was a police officer, politician and king. He was an Inspector General of Police in Ghana. He also served in the National Liberation Council (NLC) government. He was the Gushie-Na or Gushie King until his death.

Bawa Andani Yakubu
Gushie-Na
In office
February 1971  January 2002
Preceded bySugri Issah
Succeeded byYakubu Bukari
National Liberation Council Member
In office
24 February 1966  29 August 1969
PresidentLt Gen J. A. Ankrah
Inspector General of Police
In office
13 September 1969  12 June 1971
PresidentLt Gen. J. A. Ankrah
Preceded byJ. W. K. Harlley
Succeeded byR. D. Ampaw
Personal details
Born1926
Gushegu District, Ghana[1]
Died6 January 2002 (aged 7576)
Gushegu, Ghana
Resting placeGushegu, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
ProfessionPolice officer

Career

He was appointed Commissioner of Police (Administration) and later Inspector General of Police from 3 September 1969 to 12 June 1971.[2] He retired from the Police service after becoming the Gushie Na.[3]

Politics

While still a Deputy Commissioner in the Ghana Police Force, Yakubu was appointed a member of the NLC military government from 24 February 1966 to 29 August 1969. He was one of four police officers on the NLC. The others were J. W. K. Harlley, the Vice Chairman, Anthony K. Deku, Commissioner of Police (CID) and J. E. O. Nunoo, Commissioner of Police (Administration).

King of Gushegu

Bawa Yakubu was the son of a former Gushie Na (Gushi king). Gushegu is located in the Northern Region of Ghana. His brother Sugri Issah succeeded their father as Gushie Na after his death. Following the death of Issah, Yakubu was enskinned Gushie Na in February 1971 by the Abdulai Mahama IV, Paramount Chief after using his power as the IGP of Ghana during 1969 to support fire Ya Naa Ya Naa Yakubu Andani II when he was just a regent. A committee then enskin Naa Abdulai Mahama IV who was later diskinned by the same committee that appointed him. Yakubu had to seek for the kingship of Gushegu from same Ya Naa Yakubu Andani II whom he had helped his brothers from the Abudu gate fired out of the Gwewaa palace in 1969 paving the way for Mahama IV. When all those Mahama appointed as chiefs during his reign as Ya Naa was announced null and void. He was made the king of Gushegu Dagomba Traditional Area Ya Naa Yakubu Andani and served as the Gushie Na until his death in January 2002 just two months before the gruesome murder of Ya Naa Yakubu Andani II the second.

Honours

He was awarded the Member of the Order of the Volta in 1969.

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References

  1. The Rebirth of Ghana: The End of Tyranny.
  2. "Former IGP B. A. Yakubu is Dead". General News. Ghana Home Page. 2002-01-09. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
  3. P. Ladouceur (1972). "The Yendi Chieftaincy Dispute and Ghanaian Politics". Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines. Canadian Journal of African Studies Volume VI. 6 (1): 97–115. doi:10.1080/00083968.1972.10803659. JSTOR 484154.
Police appointments
Preceded by
J. W. K. Harlley
Inspector General of Police
1969 71
Succeeded by
R. D. Ampaw
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Sugri Issah
Gushie Na
February 1971 January 2002
Succeeded by
Yakubu Bukari
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