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Tsatsu Tsikata is a Ghanaian national who has been imprisoned without due cause - more can be found on this case at Free Tsatsu Campaign website. He was Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) from October 1988 to December 2000. He has been adviser to the oil and gas Ministry of Equatorial Guinea, particularly in the establishment of the national oil company, Gepetrol. He also provided advisory services through the UN Centre for Transnational Corporations to the Government of Benin in respect of their Seme oil field and the development of their oil industry. He has advised oil and gas companies operating in many parts of the world.

Previous to GNPC he lectured in the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana (Legon). He holds an LLB (First Class Hons) from the University of Ghana which he obtained at the age of 18 and a BCL (equivalent of a Masters’ degree)with First Class Honours from Oxford University, where he also held Junior Research Fellowship at Corpus Christi College.

As head of GNPC he was particularly concerned to develop Ghana’s human resources in the oil and gas industry and ensured training opportunities for many of the engineers, geoscientists, economists and lawyers in the corporation. Previous to GNPC he lectured in the faculty of law, University of Ghana from October 1972 until 1988. He taught many people now occupying important positions in public service or in the private sector. In Parliament today many of his former students, including Alban Bagbin, Ben Kunbour, Abraham Aidoo, Doe Adjaho, Freddie Blay, Effah-Dartey.

In the Judiciary his students include Justices Julius Ansah, Dotse, Anin-Yeboah, Baffoe-Bonnie in the Supreme Court; Gbadegbe, Akamma, Apau, Mariama Owusu in the Court of Appeal, Korbieh, Mrs. Iris-May Brown in the High Court.

In the Executive branch his former students include Alima Mahama, Joe Ghartey, Gloria Akuffo, Papa Owusu Ankoma.

Many other students of his are in private legal practice such as Larry Adjetey, Akoto Ampaw, Amegatcher, Ace Ankumah, Tony Lithur, Forson, Painstil, other former students of Tsatsu’s include Goosie Tanoh, Professor Takyiwa Manuh, Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Commander Assasie-Gyimah, Nana Oye Lithur, Kyeretwie Opoku.

Both in 1979, after the June 4 uprising and from 1982, after the December 31st Revolution, Tsatsu Tsikata was an advisor to Flight Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, whilst he was Chairman of the AFRC and Chairman of the PNDC. He continued this advisory role to President Rawlings during the fourth Republic. Tsatsu Tsikata acted as Counsel to Flt Lt Rawlings when the latter was arrested after the May 15 uprising.

During the Acheampong regime Tsatsu Tsikata was also involved as counsel in several cases seeking to enforce the human rights of personalities such as William Ofori-Atta (‘Paa Willie’) and Sammy Okudzeto when they were detained. He also represented over 500 persons held in various prisons throughout the country to secure their release during this same period.