Othniel Ekow Kwainoe

Ekow Othniel Kwainoe is a Ghanaian politician of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), a former investment banker, and the Member of Parliament for Ekumfi in the Central Region. He won the seat in December 2024, his first term.

Early life and education

He was born on 7 August 1980 and comes from Ekumfi Essakyir. He attended St. Augustine's College in Cape Coast, earned a BSc from Central University College in 2003 and an MBA from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in 2010, and later a PhD from Ballsbridge University.

Banking career

He built his career in financial markets. He was head of sales and head of trading at Fidelity Bank, then Director, Rates and FX Trading Hub for West Africa at Standard Chartered Bank. He has also been chief investment officer at Thesah Capital and an executive director at Enoo Mutaku Company.

Politics

In the NDC primaries he defeated the sitting MP, Abeiku Crentsil, by 329 votes to 149. In the December 2024 general election he took Ekumfi with 18,413 votes (62.6 per cent) against 11,014 for the NPP's Nana Adu Okumkom Donkoh.