The political journey of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo, the incumbent Ghanaian president began years ago with support from his beloved wife in fulfillment of the saying that, ” behind every successful man is a strong woman. “
Mr. Akufo- Addo started the journey with a pretty, well educated, understanding and lovely woman until nature did what it wanted and separated them from each other.
It has been almost 31 years since President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo lost his first wife who could be holding the title of a first lady. And in line with culture and tradition, an anniversary will be held to honour her memory.
Madam Eleanor Akosua Akufo- Addo, née Saa Nkansah- Gyamenah, responded to her maker on July 13, 1993 over undisclosed causes.
She was from the Botase Royal Family of Asante Mampong and described as beautiful, elegant, gentle and courteous.
It was after the death of Madam Eleanor Akosua Akufo- Addo that he married his current wife, Rebecca Akufo. Before he got married to the two, he had a divorce with Madam Remi Fani- Kayode.
The Rebecca Story
Rebecca was the wife of Akufo-Addo’s best friend in the UK
▪️When Rebecca’s husband passed on mysteriously, Akufo-Addo hurriedly married her
▪️The swift marriage raised suspicion as to whether they were secretly dating all along or he just snatched a grieving widow
▪️Before their marriage, Akufo-Addo had four daughters
▪️All four daughters had different mothers. Some dead; others alive.
▪️Akufo-Addo adopted Rebecca’s child as a stepdaughter, making his kids 5
▪️After 26 years of marriage, Rebecca has no biological child for Akufo-Addo; the reason seems to be biological incompatibility or age or both
▪️Why would Akufo-Addo marry Rebecca if not for procreation?
▪️Info has it that he simply married her as a trophy wife because she’s the daughter of a former speaker of parliament & Akufo-Addo had always wanted her for himself
Basically, all four of Akufo-Addo’s daughters have different mothers, he has a stepdaughter & that the first lady has no child for him.
Akufo-Addo has four biological daughters and one stepdaughter: Gyankroma, Edwina, Adriana, Yeboakua and Valerie. Eleanor Akosua Akufo-Addo, also known as Saa Nkansah-Gyamenah, was his first wife who died some 30 years ago!
Akufo-Addo celebrating first wife by building a multimillion dollar edifice in her honour should tell you where his heart lies!
By Kofi Marfo
