President John Dramani Mahama and the First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, have sponsored free medical screening, treatment, and medical supplies for retired pastors, their spouses, and widows of pastors of the Assemblies of God, Ghana.

In addition, Mrs Lordina Mahama presented each beneficiary with a Christmas hamper containing fabric, rice, oil, tin tomatoes, Indomie, and an undisclosed cash gift.

The event, now the fifth in the series of the quarterly programme, was held at the Ringway Gospel Centre of the Assemblies of God in Accra, where President Mahama and the First Lady worship.

Also present were the First Lady of Liberia, Mrs Kartumu Boakai; the former First Lady of South Africa, Mrs Tobeka Madiba-Zuma; and Ghana’s Ambassador to Spain, Madam Leslie Akyaa Opoku (Madam Sinare).

Mrs Mahama, Founder and President of the Lordina Foundation, commended the Liberian First Lady and the other guests for their show of solidarity with the retired pastors, widows, and other vulnerable people.

The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Wengam, praised the First Couple and the Lordina Foundation for “this unequalled act of magnanimity.” He noted that medical treatment for retirees remains a huge financial burden.

“This quarterly medical intervention and fulfilment of pledge by President Mahama and his wife is a huge relief to the beneficiaries and the church,” Rev. Wengam added.

The Board Chairman of the Lordina Foundation, Pastor Boateng Sarpong, reaffirmed the Foundation’s commitment to caring for the vulnerable in society.