Mahama Shares His Wife’s Experience With Nana Konadu Yiadom III
President John Dramani Mahama has shared an insight into the experiences of his wife, HE Lordina Mahama, with the late Queen of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Konadu Yiadom III.
She always felt “warmth and maternal embrace”, he said in a tribute read on his behalf by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene.
“My wife Lordina often spoke of the warmth and maternal embrace that she experienced during her visits to Manhyia, feeling truly at home in the Asantehemaa’s presence.”
The President described her as a remarkable matriarch.
“She was without a doubt a majestic pillar of strength and inspiration not only to Asanteman and Manhyia Palace but the entire nation. Throughout her eight year reign, she embodied the essence of Asante values, maintaining tradition with steadfast dedication and projecting an image of dignity and peace.
“Her wise counsel and astute guidance was invaluable. Indeed during my limited visits to her Palace in Kumasi, I benefitted immensely from the profound insight and unwaivering dedicateion to the welfare of our people. She was truly an inspiration and a worthy role model particularly for the women of Asanteman and Ghana.”
President Mahama emphasized that her passing leaves a deep void in his heart and in Ghana’s traditional landscape.
The burial service took place at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi as part of the final burial rites on September 18, 2025.
Present at the event were President John Dramani Mahama, Deputy Eswatini Prime Minister Senator Thulisile Dladla, Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Former President John Agyekum Kufuor.
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Former Second Lady Samira Bawumia, former First Lady Nana Agyemang Konadu Rawlings, IGP Christian Yohunu, BoG Governor Dr Johnson Asiamah and others also joined.
The final day of the burial rites will later witness the laying to rest of the late Asantehemaa, with her ancestors at the royal mausoleum at Breman Abusuakruwa.
The rites commenced on Monday, September 15.
A key point to note was the institution of the restriction on outdoor movement effective 7 pm on September 18 to make way for the burial of Asantehemaa.
The Queen, who was the only remaining sibling of the Asantehene, passed away peacefully at her residence at the Manhyia Palace on August 7, 2025.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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