Mrs. Rebecca NaaOkaikorAkufo-Addohas retained the First Lady title once again on the backdrop of the New Patriotic Party\u2019s victory in the December 7 elections, and the beautiful investiture of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, her husband, as the Fifth President of the Fourth Republic.<\/p>\n
The 69-year-old First Lady relentlessly stood by her husband, through thick and thin, till he ascended the highest seat of governance in 2017, for the first term, and in 2021 for the second term. Her contributions to the general well-being of humanity, particularly women and children, cannot go unnoticed.<\/p>\n
Over the past four years, Mrs.Akufo-Addo has been married to a man whose heart beats for his nation.<\/p>\n
In a message titled: \u201cDear Ghana,\u201d which she posted on her Facebook wall just before the 2020 General Elections, she described the last four years as humbling.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wake up every morning, adjusting to this charge of First Lady; partnering a man not only for love but in deep service of our country \u2013 the First Gentleman,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Born Rebecca Griffiths-Randolph to Mr. Jacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph, the first African Commissioner of Income Tax, a Judge and later a Speaker of Parliament, and Mrs. Frances Philippina Griffiths-Randolph, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, in her first term as the First Lady, dedicated herself to improving the lot of children, young people, and women, as well as the education and the healthcare sectors of the Ghanaian society.<\/p>\n
By way of supporting national efforts to reduce malaria and malnutrition in children and pregnant women, she co-founded the charity; Infanta Malaria Prevention Foundation in 2005, even before she became the First Lady.<\/p>\n
She established The Rebecca Foundation in 2017, when her husband became the President, to ensure the economic empowerment of women and the well-being of children in education and health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mrs. Rebecca NaaOkaikorAkufo-Addohas retained the First Lady title once again on the backdrop of the New Patriotic Party\u2019s victory in the December 7 elections, and the beautiful investiture of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, her husband, as the Fifth President of the Fourth Republic. The 69-year-old First Lady relentlessly stood by her husband, through thick and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":8865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-homepage-english"],"yoast_head":"\n