Collins Adomako-Mensah Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Collins Adomako-Mensah
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Member of Parliament for
Afigya Kwabre North Constituency
Term Start:7 January 2021
Predecessor:Nana Amaniampong Marfo
Birth Date:2 November 1983
Birth Place:Boaman-Maase
Nationality:Ghanaian 
Party:New Patriotic Party
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Financial Analyst
Committees:Finance Committee, Health Committee

Collins Adomako-Mensah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the New Patriotic Party. He represents Afigya Kwabre North Constituency in the 8th parliament of the 4th Republic in Ghana.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Adomako Mensah was born on 2 November 1983 and hails from Boaman Maase in the Ashanti Region. He attended the Presbyterian Boy's Senior Secondary School, Legon for his secondary school education. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in banking and finance and an Executive Master of Business Administration in 2007 and 2016 respectively.[6]

Career and politics

Adomako-Mensah has worked with financial institutions such as GCB, Fidelity bank as deputy manager and relationship manager. and member of the New Patriotic Party.[7] During the 2020 NPP parliamentary primaries Adomako-Mensah contested for the Afigya Kwabre North seat against the then MP, Nana Marfo Amaniampong and won. In the 2020 Ghanaian general elections, Adomako- Mensah won the seat with 20,441 votes representing 65.75% as against his opponent Emmanuel Jackson Agumah of the NDC who polled 10646 representing 34.25% of votes cast.[8]

In November 2021, Adomako-Mensah donated mathematical sets and other stationery to candidates in the Afigya Kwabre North Constituency in the Ashanti region.[9]

Committees

Adomako-Mensah is a member of the finance committee and also a member of the health committee.

Personal life

Adomako-Mensah is a Christian. He is the nephew of Albert Kan-Dapaah.[10]

Controversy

In 2020, he was alleged to have been involved in a GHS264,094 theft. He transferred some amount belonging to the Gen X Trading Company Limited to his company called AND Financial Services when he was the client service officer for the company. He did it between 2016 and 2017 without their permission and know-about.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-02-23. MPs commences c'nity engagements with constituents. 2021-03-08. Ghanaian Times. en.
  2. Web site: 2021-02-22. Developing communities in Afigya Kwabre North constituency my priority – MP. 2021-03-08. Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. en-US.
  3. Web site: Adomako-Mensah, Collins. 2022-01-25. Ghana MPS. en-US.
  4. Web site: Online . Peace FM . 2022 Budget Rejection: We'll Use All Legal Means To Challenge Speaker - NPP MP . 2022-01-25 . Peacefmonline - Ghana news.
  5. Web site: Ghana's economy is on track despite Coronavirus challenges - Adomako Mensah. 2022-01-25. GhanaWeb. en.
  6. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2021-03-08 . parliament of ghana.
  7. Web site: Online . Peace FM . Billboards Don't Win Elections - Collins Adomako-Mensah Scolds NPP Aspirants . 2022-01-25 . Peacefmonline - Ghana news.
  8. Web site: Parliamentary Results for Afigya Kwabre North . 2021-03-08 . ghanaweb.
  9. Web site: 2021-11-14 . Adomako Mensah donates mathematical sets to BECE candidates in Afigya Kwabre North Constituency . 2022-01-25 . Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana . en-US.
  10. Web site: MyNewsGH. 2020-06-19. Skeletons of alleged fraud trail Afigya Kwabre's Collins Adomako-Mensah 24 hours to NPP primaries. 2022-01-25. MyNewsGh. en-US. 2022-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125122044/https://www.mynewsgh.com/skeletons-of-alleged-fraud-trail-afigya-kwabres-collins-adomako-mensah-24-hours-to-npp-primaries/. dead.