A voice told me to name the girl after Lordina Mahama – NPP’s Dr Kingsley Agyemang
The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has named a baby girl born to a 13-year-old mother after First Lady Lordina Mahama, following months of support he provided to the teenage mother during her pregnancy.
The girl, from Adukrom near Boamang in the Ashanti Region, became pregnant after being ganged raped. With little support from her family or community, she struggled to access basic care during the pregnancy.
Dr Agyemang intervened after learning about her situation on Oyerepa TV’s social, Oyerepa Afutuo. He arranged medical care and provided food and essential items to ensure the wellbeing of both the girl and her unborn child.
Following the successful delivery, the MP named the baby after the First Lady, a decision that has attracted public attention, especially since Dr Agyemang is an opposition MP from the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Explaining his decision, he said it was not politically motivated but came from a spiritual experience while travelling abroad.
“I was on a plane to the USA from London when I suddenly fell asleep, or was in a trance. Then I heard a voice saying I should name the baby, yet to be delivered, after the First Lady,” he recounted.
He initially questioned the instruction. “The voice then asked me who the First Lady of Ghana was, and I answered quietly in my head. Then I got up,” he said.
Dr Agyemang added that at the time, he did not even know the gender of the unborn child. “The name was given to me by God. At that time, I didn’t even know the gender of the baby, yet I was asked to name her after the First Lady,” he said.
Although he had personal naming options, including naming the child after his own mother, he felt compelled to follow the spiritual guidance and stressed that the decision was not politically motivated.
“Ideally, I wouldn’t have named her after the First Lady, but the voice said so. This tells me that we should continue to help each other in the best of our ability without any political colourisation,” he explained.
He said the naming reflects compassion, gratitude, and collective responsibility in supporting vulnerable children and survivors of abuse. He added that the child is expected to emulate the First Lady’s traits and become a prominent figure in society.
“We are spiritual beings and we believe that when we name a child after someone, the child picks the traits and character of the person, so it is my belief that the new born baby would grow and become like the First Lady Lordina Mahama in the future,” he said.
Dr Agyemang also reaffirmed his commitment to continue supporting the teenage mother and her child, including providing long-term welfare support, while urging society to respond to such cases with empathy rather than stigma…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>