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Kojo Yankah was born on 16 August, 1945 in Agona Duakwa, Ghana. Discover Kojo Yankah's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
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79 years old |
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Leo |
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16 August, 1945 |
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16 August |
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Agona Duakwa, Ghana |
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Ghana |
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Kojo Yankah Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Kojo Yankah's Wife?
His wife is Susan Roseline Esi Thompson (deceased)
Ekua Essandoh (deceased)
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Susan Roseline Esi Thompson (deceased)
Ekua Essandoh (deceased) |
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Esi Yankah
Dr. Abena Yankah
Maame Yankah |
Kojo Yankah Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Kojo Yankah worth at the age of 79 years old? Kojo Yankah’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Ghana. We have estimated
Kojo Yankah's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Kojo Yankah married Susan Roseline Esi Thompson, a Home Economics tutor, in 1977. She died on 30 July 2001 from a respiratory ailment. He was married to Ekua Essandoh, now deceased.
With the return to party politics in Ghana, Yankah stood for elections as MP in the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election on the National Democratic Congress ticket and won the seat for the Agona East constituency. He retained the seat in the 1996 election to have a second term with 13,336 votes out of the 24,652 valid votes cast, representing 43.40% over his opponents: Yeboah Alex Duodo, an NPP member who polled 8,605 votes, Kweku James Mensah, an NCP member who polled 1,843 votes, Kofi Owusu, a CPP member who polled 470 votes, Martin Kobina Nkum, an NPP member who polled 389 votes and Kojo A. Yankah, an NPP member who also polled 0 votes. During the second term of the Rawlings government, Yankah was first appointed Central Regional Minister. He was later shifted to Ashanti Regional Minister, a position he held for only 11 months before he was moved to the National Development Planning Commission as a Minister of State. This led to his resignation from the government.
After graduation, Yankah taught at the Adisadel College for two years. He worked with various government institutions, including the Information Services Department and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust. In 1982, after the Provisional National Defence Council military government came to power, he was appointed editor of the government-owned Daily Graphic newspaper which had the highest circulation in Ghana. He was later appointed Director of the Ghana Institute of Journalism. In 2001, he established the Africa Institute of Journalism and Communications. This institution has now become the African University College of Communications, affiliated to the University of Ghana and with accreditation from the National Accreditation Board in March 2004.
Kojo Acquah Yankah (born 16 August 1945) is a former Member of Parliament in Ghana. He also served as a Minister of State in the Rawlings government. He is the founder and President of the African University College of Communications and is also a former editor of the Daily Graphic, the widest circulation newspaper in Ghana.
