Abeiku Crentsil Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Abeiku Crentsil
Office:Member of Parliament for
EkumfI Constituency
Term Start:7 January 2021
Predecessor:Francis Kingsley Ato Codjoe
Birth Date:28 March 1973
Birth Place:Ekumfi, Ghana
Birthname:Abdulai Abanga
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:National Democratic Congress
Occupation:Politician
Committees:Privileges Committee, Lands and Forestry Committee

Abeiku Crentsil is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ekumfi Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1]

Early life and education

Abeiku was born on 28 March 1973 and hails from Ekumfi Essuehyiam in the Central Region of Ghana. He attended National Engineering College in Takoradi where he obtained Construction Technician I in 1995.

Politics

He is a member of National Democratic Congress.[2] He was a committee member of Selection.[3]

2016 elections

In the 2016 Ghanaian general elections, he lost the Ekumfi Constituency parliamentary seat to the NPP parliamentary candidate Francis Kingsley Ato Codjoe.[4] He lost with 11,632 votes making 47.6% of the total votes cast whilst Francis had 12,240 votes making 50.1% of the total votes cast, the PPP parliamentary candidate Stephen Quansah had 505 votes making 2.1% of the total votes cast and the CPP parliamentary candidate Kweku Essuoun had 70 votes making 0.3% of the total votes cast.[5]

2020 elections

In the 2020 Ghanaian general elections, he won the Ekumfi Constituency parliamentary seat with 16,037 making 53.6% of the total votes cast whilst the NPP parliamentary candidate Francis Kingsley Ato Codjoe had 13,468 votes making 45.0% of the total votes cast, the GUM parliamentary candidate Regina Amoah had 371 votes making 1.2% of the total votes cast and the CPP parliamentary candidate Ibrahim Anderson had 48 votes making 0.2% of the total votes cast.[6] [7] [8]

Committees

He is the Deputy Ranking member of the Privileges Committee[9] and also a member of the Lands and Forestry Committee.[10]

Employment

He was the Head of Bio-fuel Solutions at Land Acquisition and Survey from 2007 to 2008.[11] He is a Development Worker/Architect/Quantity Surveyor.

Personal life

He is married with four children. He is a Christian (Methodist).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghana MPs - MP Details - Crentsil, Abeiku . 2020-01-29 . GhanaMps..
  2. Web site: 2019-08-26 . Full list of winners and losers at NDC parliamentary primaries . 2022-11-30 . Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2014-12-13 . Ekumfi MP renders account . 2023-08-17 . GhanaWeb . en.
  4. Web site: Boateng . Kojo Akoto . 2016-12-08 . #GhElections: Mills’ Ekumfi constituency falls to NPP . 2022-11-30 . Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always . en-US.
  5. Web site: FM . Peace . 2016 Election - Ekumfi Constituency Results . 2022-11-30 . Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  6. Web site: FM . Peace . 2020 Election - Ekumfi Constituency Results . 2022-11-30 . Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  7. Web site: Ekumfi – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report . 2022-11-30 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Parliamentary Results for Ekumfi . 2022-11-30 . GhanaWeb..
  9. Web site: 2022-04-06 . Meet members of the 'all male' Privileges Committee of Parliament . 2022-11-30 . GhanaWeb . en.
  10. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2022-11-29 . parliament of ghana.
  11. Web site: Starrfm.com.gh . 2017-08-22 . Stop the propaganda; 1-D-1-F is a serious business – Gov’t . 2023-08-17 . Starr Fm . en-US.