Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey Santana (born 16 February 1977) also known as Abeiku Santana is a

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media personality and entrepreneur. He is also the CEO of Kaya Tours Ghana Limited a Ghanaian travel company.

Early life and education

Santana was born in

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in the

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. He started his basic education in Koforidua at Nana Kwaku Boateng Experimental School and he later attended

Ghana National College Ghana National College is a senior high school in Cape Coast, Ghana. Overview Ghana National College was founded on 20 July 1948, staffed by dismissed teachers from St Augustine's College and Mfantsipim School.''Hon. Lee Ocran, Member of Par ...

Cape Coast Cape Coast is a city, fishing port, and the capital of Cape Coast Metropolitan District and Central Region of Ghana. It is one of the country's most historic cities, a World Heritage Site, home to the Cape Coast Castle, with the Gulf of Guinea ...

for his Ordinary Level certificate. He then attended

Ghana Senior High School, Koforidua Ghana Senior High School, Koforidua, popularly known as GHANASS, is a high school in Koforidua. It was preceded by the establishment of two colleges that ultimately combined into what is currently known as ''The Beacon of the East'' History In 19 ...

for his Advanced level Certificate. He holds master's degree in Tourism Management from the

University of Cape Coast The University of Cape Coast is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the wide Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two campuses: the Southern Campus (O ...

, a Post Graduate in Public Administration from

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is a public co-educational university spread over four campuses (Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi) and made up of six schools, ten research centers located at Greenhill in Accra ...

, Associate in Legal Studies and Litigation from New York Paralegal School, Advance Certificate in Public Relations and Advertising from

Ghana Institute of Journalism The Ghana Institute of Journalism is a public university in Ghana. The institute has accreditation from the National Accreditation Board. History The Ghana Institute of Journalism was established on 16 October 1959 by Kwame Nkrumah, the first pre ...

. Santana is currently pursuing another master's degree at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS).

Career

Santana started his career in media as Assistant Programs Manager at Radio Z in Koforidua. He later moved to Radio Mercury where he worked as a Deputy Programs Manager from 1991 to 2001. From 2001 to 2002, he served as a radio drive time host for Ash FM 101.1 in Kumasi. In 2002, he moved to the Multimedia Broadcasting Group as a Radio host and later rose to become Head of Music programs and Events Promotion Coordinator until he left in 2010 to join the Despite Media Group's Okay FM. Santana was appointed as an ambassador for the COVID-19 National Trust Fund.

Tourism

Santana is the CEO and founder of Kaya Tours Ghana Limited where he was later named as a Tourism Ambassador for Ghana in 2017.

Awards

*Abeiku Santana won the RTP Personality Of The Year at the 2021 Radio and Television Personality Awards. *He was nominated for the PAV Ansah Communicator Award in the 2019 EMY Awards in Ghana. *He won Special Recognition Award for Tourism Marketing and Promotion at the EMY Awards in 2020 for his contribution to tourism in Ghana.

Personal life

Abeiku Santana is married to Genevieve Benyiwah Aggrey after divorcing his first wife.

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