First Lady meets traditional priests, priestesses,  warlords

The First Lady,  Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has hosted  traditional priests, priestesses,  and warlords of the Ga state to thank them for their support towards the successful rule of her husband,  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the past seven years.

She asked them to consider all the important and critical policies and social interventions introduced in the country by the NPP, which were changing and improving the lives of the citizenry and vote massively for the New Patriotic Party's presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia  and all NPP parliamentary candidates in the December polls. 

Mrs Akufo-Addo also used the occasion to introduce Alma Naa Djama Adade-Prempeh, wife of the running-mate of the NPP vice presidential candidate, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, who is also a native of the Ga State, to the traditional priests and priestesses and asked them for their prayer and support for her as the incoming wife of the Vice President.

Mrs Akufo-Addo enumerated many projects that she herself had undertaken through her foundation, the Rebecca Foundation, during the almost eight-year term of her husband, President Akufo-Addo, to improve the lot of women and children. 

She mentioned among other things the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), the first to be built at the hospital after over 100 years of the existence of the facility, as well as the over 50-bed capacity of  the Sunshine Hostel at the hospital to serve as accommodation for parents and guardians of children with Cancers, as their wards receive treatment.

She said 20 libraries have so far been built  across the country by her foundation as well as many crèches built around market centres to cater for children of the traders and market women, among other projects. 

Fulfilled promises

According to the First Lady, President Akufo-Addo had fulfilled many of his promises to Ghanaians, and mentioned particularly the free senior high school programme, which had made it possible for all BECE candidates to freely access secondary education.

There are also the construction of fishing habours, and many others, which the Ga people have also benefitted from.

She said so far, in spite of the challenges Ghana, like many countries, went through due to the Russian-Ukraine war and COVID-19 pandemic, the country is moving smoothly and needed to be left in good hands, like that of Dr Bawumia and Dr Opoku Prempeh to continue the good works of the NPP.

"Dr. Bawumia is the best bet for Ghana. We shouldn't let Dr Bawumia slip our hands," she told the gathering.

She promised to continue with her NGO work after she left the office as the first lady.

Mrs Prempeh, on her part, assured that when the NPP wins the elections,  she would step in as the second lady and continue the good works that Mrs Akufo-Addo was doing for the Ga state and for all Ghanaians. 

Appeal

Mrs Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, Chief Executive Officer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly,  and Samuel James Nii Adjei Tawiah, Municipal Chief Executive of  Korle Klottey Municipality, also addressed the gathering and appealed to them to go through the elections peacefully, adding that they should all vote for Dr Bawumia and the NPP parliamentary candidates to bring more development to the country. 

Writer's email-rebecca.quaicoe-duho@graphic.com.gh