Lordina Dramani Mahama | |
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First Lady of Ghana | |
In office 24 July 2012 – 7 January 2017 |
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President | John Dramani Mahama |
Preceded by | Ernestina Naadu Mills |
Succeeded by | Rebecca Akufo-Addo |
Second Lady of Ghana | |
In role 7 January 2009 – 24 July 2012 |
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Preceded by | Ramatu Aliu Mahama |
Succeeded by | Matilda Amissah-Arthur |
Personal details | |
Born |
Lordina Effah 6 March 1963 |
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Spouse(s) | John Dramani Mahama |
Residence | Flagstaff House |
Alma mater | Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration |
Religion | Christian - Assemblies of God |
Lordina Mahama (born March 6, 1963) is a Ghanaian stateswoman. She is married to the 4th President of the Fourth Republic and current out-gone President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama.
Prior to becoming First Lady, Lordina Mahama's husband served as a member of the Parliament of Ghana representing the Bole/Bamboi constituency during the 2000s.
She was born Lordina Effah on March 6, 1963 by the late Mr. and Mrs. Effah. Lordina is from Jema-Ampoma in the Nkoranza District, located in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. She is last of three kids. She had her initial training in Tamale, Ghana at the Tishigu Anglican elementary school. She then proceeded to the Ghana Secondary School in Tamale, where she finished her GCE education.It was at Ghana Secondary School that Lordina met her better half, John Dramani Mahama, interestingly.
Mrs.Lordina's significant enthusiasm for enterprise and the culinary business drove her to consider for a declaration in Catering at the Flair Catering Services and a four-year college education in Hospitality Management at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
Lordina's ability to consistently consolidate numerous parts in the meantime had basic influence as she effectively arranged her family and political obligations as the spouse of a sitting President. This multitasking aptitudes additionally empowered her to concentrate on for a MA in Governance and Leadership at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) once again. Mrs Lordina is currently undergoing a study in LLM in Business Law/International Business Law program at the De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom showing her will and enthusiast attitude to know more and study further to fulfill her duties as the first lady and NGO.
She became second lady when her husband the former President of the Republic of Ghana John Dramani Mahama became the Vice-President of Ghana to President John Evans Atta-Mills on 7 January 2009.