He was also the Western regional Minister in the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.
[2][3] Abu was born in Amenfi Central in the Western Region of Ghana.
He attended the University of Guelph, Canada where he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy, PhD.
In all, the party won a minority total of 89 parliamentary representation out of 200 seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.
[10] In 2001, He condemned the Government of Ghana, for not putting in place effective policies to advance the mining sector in the country.