Samson Abu (born 18 December 1969) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the
Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the
Lawra Constituency in the
Upper West Region
The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana and is bordered by Upper East region to the east, Northern region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional capital and largest se ...
of
Ghana
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.
Personal life
Abu is married with four children. He is a
Christian (
Catholic
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).
Early life and education
Abu was born on 18 December 1969 and hails from Dikpe - Lawra in the Upper West Region.
He attended the
University of Ghana
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The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...
where he earned his Bachelors' degree in Administration in 2004.
Politics
Abu is a member of the
National Democratic Congress and the Member of Parliament for the Lawra Constituency from 2013 to 2017.
He was a committee member for Education, Youth, Sports and Culture and Judiciary.
Independent candidacy
In 2016, Abu defected from the NDC and became an independent candidate after he was defeated by Bede Ziedeng in their primaries.
Employment
Abu was a Ghana Health Service Administrator at the Lawra Hospital.
He was at the Office of President as a DCE from April 2005 to January 2013.
He was a teacher with Ghana Education Service from 1994 to 2000. He is a health worker.
References
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Living people
National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians
1969 births
Ghanaian MPs 2013–2017
University of Ghana alumni