Abeiku Santana

Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey Santana, (born February 1977),[1] is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist, currently with Okay Fm as the station’s Drive Time host.[2] In 2016, he was announced as a Tourism Ambassador for Ghana.[3][4]


In 2017, he was listed in top 100 Tourism personalities in West Africa by Balafon Awards West Africa Committee of Experts.[5]

Biography

Santana was born on 16 February 1977 in Koforidua in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He started his basic education in Koforidua at Nana Kwaku Boateng Experimental School. He attended Secondary School at the Ordinary Level at Ghana National College, Cape Coast.[6]

At the Advanced level, he completed Ghana Secondary School in Koforidua. After his national service with National Archives, Public Records Department in 1996, he joined radio in 1997.his overall boss is Simon Baaman of Nakpanduri

Entertainment

Santana worked with Radio Z now Eastern Fm in Koforidua from 1997 to 1999. He then moved to Radio Mercury, Kumasi, from 1999-2001.[7]

In 2002, Santana joined Multimedia Group Company Limited, owners of Adom FM, where he was the host of Ofiekwanso, a drive-time program from 2pm to 6pm weekdays. He is currently with Okay Fm as the station’s Drive Time host[8][9][10]

Awards and recognitions

Abeiku Santana was honored at the Pan-African Executives Awards Summit 2018.[11] In July 2020 , he won Special Recognition Award for Tourism Marketing and Promotion at the annual Exclusive Men of the Year 2020.[12][13][14][15] He also won the Radio and Television Personality of the Year 2020[16][17][18]

He received special recognition award by City People Entertainment Awards[19]

Controversy

In 2019, Santana's daughter Nana Aba Aggrey, died at age 4 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on June 7 whiles undergoing surgery. Rumors' around media houses and blogpost said that he has used his daughter for rituals which he later came out to deny the allegations[20][21][22][23]

References
  1. "Abeiku Santana Celebrates Birthday Today | GHANAIANPOST.COM".
  2. Online, Peace FM. "Abeiku Santana Gets One Hour Extension On Okay FM". www.peacefmonline.com.
  3. http://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/tv-radio/abeiku-santana-earns-ma-in-tourism-management.html
  4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13433790
  5. "Abeiku Santana Listed In Tourism Top 100 Personalities In West Africa". DailyGuide Network. April 12, 2017.
  6. "Weekly Discussion: The Various Secondary Schools (High Schools) the Celebrities Attended | Let's Get Talking…". September 25, 2014.
  7. "Quitting Adom FM was a very difficult decision – Abeiku Santana". www.ghanaweb.com. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  8. "The Team | Okay 101.7 FM | Okayfmonline.com". okayfm.peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  9. "GhanaWeb Blog: Adom FM Silences Abeiku Santana?". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  10. "Meet Abeiku Santana... Master Of 'Drive Time' On Radio". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  11. Online, Peace FM. "Abeiku Santana Receives Lifetime Achievement Award At 2018 Pan-African Executives Awards". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  12. Beenie, Elorm (2020-07-05). "Abeiku Santana wins "Special Recognition Award in Tourism" at EMY Africa Awards 2020 | Beenie Words". Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  13. "2020 EMY Africa Awards: Abeiku Santana wins Special Recognition Award in Tourism". The Independent Ghana. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  14. "ABIEKU-SANTANA--SPECIAL-RECOGNITION-AWARD-FOR-TOURISM-MARKETING-AND-PROMOTION | EMY Africa". Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  15. Sedode, Pilot (2020-07-05). "EMY Africa Awards 2020: Clemento Suarez, Abeiku Santana And Other Winners". Kuulpeeps - Ghana Campus News and Lifestyle Site by Students. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  16. "Abeiku Santana". Nkonkonsa. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  17. Myles, Mary (2019-11-26). "Exclusive: Abeiku Santana age, children, wife and Instagram". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  18. "Ghana RTP Awards 2020: All the winners". Music In Africa. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  19. "SPECIAL RECOGNITION – GALA & HONOURS – Abeiku Santana". Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  20. "Video: Abeiku Santana finally reacts to killing his 4-year-old daughter for rituals allegation". GhPage. 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  21. "I Didn't Kill My Daughter– Abeiku Santana". DailyGuide Network. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  22. "My daughter died while undergoing surgery at Korle Bu - Abeiku Santana". www.ghanaweb.com. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  23. "My daughter died whilst undergoing surgery at Korle-Bu - Abeiku Santana". Pulse Ghana. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
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