REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO Archives

06 Nov

490-Bed Capacity Hostel Named After First Lady

Wontumi1NewsPresbyterian Women's College of Education, REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO

The Governing Council of the Presbyterian Women’s College of Education, Aburi, has named a modern 490-bed capacity hostel of the college after the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo. This is in recognition of her outstanding contributions towards educational development, with a justification from the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. They said the First Lady had worked tirelessly over the years in numerous ways to assist the welfare of women and children in the areas of education, health, women empowerment and the general well-being of all. During the dedication programme last Wednesday, Rt Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, Moderator…

10 Sep

Bawumia, First Lady, Ex-Presidents Mourn With Dr. Agyepong

Wontumi2NewsBawumia, Dr Siaw Agyapong, mahama, REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO

Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, joined mourners at the forecourt of the State House, Accra on Saturday for the funeral and burial rites of Opanyin Samuel Kwame Agyepong, the late father of the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong. Former Presidents—John Dramani Mahama and John Agyekum Kufuor—were equally present to commiserate with Dr. Agyepong’s family. Opanyin Samuel Kwame Agyepong died on last June, aged 98, after a short illness. As early as 5: 00 a.m., the funeral grounds had been flooded by hundreds of mourners from across…

13 Jul

Don’t Be A “Thief”, Just Refund The Money- Chairman Wontumi Tells Lordina

Kakra NunuFeatured, NewsChairman Wontumi, Lordina Mahama, REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, SAMIRA BAWUMIA

The Ashanti Regional Chairman has added his voice to calls on former First Lady Lordina Mahama to return to the state, any moneys paid to her as allowance from 2009 to date. The former First Lady has come under severe attack for being mute on whether she is prepared to refund to the state all ‘illegal’ allowance paid to her just like current First and Second Ladies have done. In an interview with Wontumionline.com, the NPP Chairman popularly known as Chairman Wontumi explained that he doesn’t expect “Lordina Mahama to be a thief by trying to be smart and keeping in moneys which…

13 Jul

Rebecca Has Projects To Show, What About Lordina? Abronye Shames Mahama’s Wife (Video)

Kakra NunuFeatured, NewsKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Kwame Baffoe, Lordina Mahama, REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO

A tour around Korle Bu and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, would lead one to the massive projects First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has constructed but can same be said about her predecessor Lordina Mahama, the Kwame Baffoe has asked. The Bono Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) believes the massive works Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has undertaken in Ghana’s health sector are impressive and dwarfs that of Lordina Mahama who cannot boost of any. Speaking on Wontumi TV, the NPP Chairman popularly known as Abronye DC challenged members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to point to Ghanaians the contributions of Lordina Mahama to nation aside taking fat…

13 Jul

STATEMENT: I Don’t Need GHC899,097; Rebecca Akufo-Addo Refunds All Allowances

Kakra NunuFeatured, NewsLordina Mahama, REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, SAMIRA BAWUMIA

First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has walked the talk by refunding to the state of Ghana, all monies paid to her as allowances since her husband was sworn-in as President. Her action follows the backlash that has sparked following a recommendation by the Ntiamoa-Baidu Committee which was approved by Parliament to put her and second lady, Samira Bawumia on a monthly remuneration. Wontumionline.com, has intercepted a statement from the office of the First Lady that states that “...The First Lady has taken note of the ongoing conversation in the nation, following on from these recommendations and their bipartisan approval by Parliament, as mandated by the Constitution…

02 Jun

Photo + Video: Mahama Gov’t Gives Lordina $82K Just For Gala In USA

Kakra NunuFeatured, NewsAblakwa, Abronye, John Mahama, Lordina Mahama, REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, USA

The Bono regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe has produced document to prove how the administration of former President Mahama lavishly sponsored the expensive lifestyle of former first lady, Lordina Mahama. The erstwhile Mahama government approved and issued an amount of Eighty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Fifty-Eight US Dollars, Seventy-Four Cents (US$82,558.74) to former first lady Lordina Mahama to attend the 3rd Annual Medshare Gala in the United States of America. Kwame Baffoe who was analyzing the official document on Wontumi TV stated that the travel made no economic sense and brought nothing positive to the…

21 Sep

First Lady Canvasses For Four More Years For President Akufo-Addo

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First Lady Canvasses For Four More Years For President Akufo-Addo First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo says President Akufo-Addo deserves a second term in office for keeping faith with Ghanaians by fulfilling many of his promises. During a tour of the Weija-Gbawe Constituency in Accra on Friday, Mrs Akufo-Addo said the President had done a lot of work for Ghanaians within the nearly four years in office and was determined to do more to improve their lives. “Where ever we go, we should tell everyone that there is the need for four more years for Nana,” she told the chiefs and people of…

11 Sep

First Lady Donates Medical Items To Ho Municipal Hospital

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First Lady Donates Medical Items To Ho Municipal Hospital The First Lady of the Republic, H.E. Mrs Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo has donated assorted medical items to the Ho Municipal Hospital, as part of the Rebecca Foundation’s mission to support the health sector. Making the presentation, Mrs, Akufo-Addo said The Rebecca Foundation, has since 2017 been working to complement government’s efforts to improve the health sector with specific focus on the health of Ghanaian women and children. According to her, The Rebecca Foundation has donated medical equipment and consumables, to all sixteen regions in the country, renovated health facilities including…