Nii Bii TT
Nii Tackie Tawiah Tackie-Yarboi
Born on 22nd December, 1922 to the Late Nii Tackie-Yarboi, Ga Mantse 1919-1929 and Naa Okaitso Ayikuma in Atukpai, Accra.
He started his infant school at Adabraka Junior Boys’ from 1930 to 1932 and then continued at the Accra Government Boy’s school.
In 1939, he attended Accra Academy and completed in 1942 passing the Cambridge School Certificate in four years instead of the usual five years with a first grade and with a complete exemption from the London Matriculation Examination.
On 7th December, 1943, he was appointed a second division clerk in the then Post and Telegraphs Departments, Accra and stationed there after his 6 months training course in Postal and Telegraph duties.
He was posted to Kumasi Post Office in June 1952. Promoted as Assistant Superintendent/ Postmaster grade three on 1st August, 1952 and was on short relieving duties as postmaster at Akrokeri and Mampong Ashanti. He was appointed as a Deputy General Secretary of the then Post Office Employees Union and served in this capacity up to November, 1955.
He served as a Chief Clerk in the Office of the District Controller of Post, Kumasi from December 1955 to April 1958. Was promoted Superintendent postmaster grade two on 24th November 1958 and acted as Chief Superintendent of the Central Telegraph Office in Kumasi up to September 1962 when he was transferred to the newly created Telegraph school. Kumasi as a Superintendent until 1st February 1965.
He was promoted as an Assistant Commercial Officer at the Ministry of Trade, Accra on 2nd February 1965 on passing an open competitive examination for entry into that grade. He was promoted as a Commercial Officer on 23rd September 1971 and attended a course in Trade Policy and Export Promotion at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in New Delhi from 22nd January 1972.
He was promoted as a Senior Commercial Officer on 24th July 1974 and served as the Pioneer Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Ghana in Copenhagen, in Denmark and also accredited to the Scandinavian countries of Sweden and Norway from the 22nd July 1974 to December 1977 and retired compulsorily there on attaining his 55th birthday.
TT was very kind and warm hearted person who was totally opposed to fraudulent undertaking. During his thirty-two years as a Civil Servant he detested the customary handshake in both public and private undertakings.
Nii Jesus was predeceased by his wife and one daughter, Naa Yarteley and survived by his remaining 8 children.
Adult Life
TT Tackie-Yarboi’s working and adult life was tinged with devotion to making other people’s life bearable. By his ever readiness in offering advise and help whenever the need arise.
Despite his heavy work schedule while working in the postal service and on transfer to Kumasi, he made time available to enable him to engage in other community activities.
He was behind the coming together of Ga-Adangbe people residing in the Kumasi North and South Suntreso area and the formation of the Ga-Adangbe Kpee to seek the welfare and well being of the said ethnic group who were then working and living in that district of Ashanti land.
He also became the Deputy General Secretary of the Postal Employee Union for three years.
At the tender age of 21 he was appointed the Secretary of all three heads of the GA ruling houses.
Although living far away from Accra, he kept in close contact with ongoing Chieftaincy activity in the Ga paramount area. Culminating in the installment of his late brother-in-law in Ga Mantse Nii Tackie-Kommey II (1948-1962). He was instrumental in the installment of the Ga Mantse Nii Amugi II.
