Joseph Leo Seko Abbey was a Ghanaian economist, politician and diplomat.
From 1973 to 1974, he worked at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in New York as a research fellow.
[3] Following the 31 December 1981 coup d'état by Jerry John Rawlings, Abbey was appointed member of the National Economic Review Committee, he served in this capacity from 1982 to 1983.
[3] During the 1983 drought period, he played a major role in launching Ghana's Economic Recovery Programme, 1983–1986,[4] a programme that advocated the use of orthodox financial and fiscal means to tackle the crippling economy.
He held this post until 30 September 1986 when he was made Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.