CHRISTINE AKUA KAKABU

BIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE MAD. CHRISTINE AKUA KAKABU

INTRODUCTION

The late Mad. Christine Akua Kakabu was born on Wednesday 22nd day of April 1959, to Mr Paul Kwami Kakabu of the Bansah family of Bla Nyigbe and Mad Rose Afua Amexo of the Adom family of Torkoni, all of blessed memory.

She was the first child of her parents' union and the second of her father.

EDUCATION

She attended the Hohoe E. P Primary School (1966-1970) then

to middle school, where she gained the middle school leaving certificate between 1970 and 1975. She then proceeded to St. Francis College of Education in 1983, where she obtained teacher's Certificate "A" in 1987. She also attended a Vocational School at Anloga, where she obtained vocational training in tailoring and catering. She furthered her education at the University of Cape Coast through distance education, where she obtained a diploma in Education Certificate in 2009.

During her school days, she was an extraordinary sportswoman

in discipline such as football, athletics, and volleyball. She was

also a talented comic actress whiles alive.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Mad Christine was first employed as a Pupil Teacher from 1981 to 1983, where she was teaching at Goviefe before pursuing her teacher training education at St. Francis Iraining College Hohoe.

After graduating from the College of Education, she was posted

to Agona Bobikumah Home Science School in the Central

Region from 1987 to 1988.

She took relcase and was postcd to Ho Takla from 1988 to 1989, She was transferred to Avatime Vane

E.P. from 1989 to 1990. She took release and was sent to Nkwanta L.A middle school from 1990 to

1991. She was transfered again to Akrofu between 1991 and 1992, then to Mafi-Adidome in 1992,

where she taught till 2004 before being transferred to Akpafu Mempeasem now in Oti Region from 2004 to 2005. She was later transferred to Gbi-Wegbe from 2005 to 2007. Then to Hohoe M/A Experimental Primary from 2007 to 2011 where she was later the acting headmistress before going to Gboxome Newtown Primary from 201l to 2014 and finally moving to Gbi Kpeme Primary school in 2014 where she taught till her retirement in April 2019.

CHRISTIAN LIFE

Mad Christine was born into the Catholic church where she grew until her move to Assemblies God church and by certain circumstances she moved out and join the Musama Disco Christo Church whiles in Ho and in Adidome, she served in the church as deaconess, church leader even to national level where she interpretes and helped the account department of the chuch at their annual national convention in Mozano, she later join her previous church Assemblies of God in 2003 during 31st night in Adidome, she worship with Assemblies of God serving as a Sunday school teacher in the children's department of the church till her sick days and death. She was a devoted prayer warrior and always wanted to please God.

SICK DAYS

The late Christine was diagnosed of Diabetes in 2012 when the then senior pastor of Revival Assembly of God Church Apostle Dr. Ernest Adulai organised and brought down health workers to do free screening and examinations of all church members and non church members. She has then been receiving treatment until her death.

In 2024 June she was seen unconscious in her home when calls were made to her junior sister and arrangements were made to send her to hospital, through the effort by the medical team at Volta regional Hospital she was conscious and diagnosed of ischemic Stroke and was managed accordingly. She was discharged, and then on January 10th, 2025, she had a second episode of the ischemic stroke attack, but this time, it was couple with aspirations pneumonia and acute kidney injury.

CONCLUSION

On the 17th of January, the sons went to attend to their sick mom at the hospital and realized she was not on the bed , nor was the bed also available.

The medical team came and said we are sorry, (this sorry was not to calm nerves down but to create a pain and vacuum in our lives) we tried all we could, but your mum gave up the ghost at about 3:15am. She left behind two strong men of valour. May her gentle soul find rest in the bossom of her marker till we meet again, Amen.

Baba na woo

Hede Nyuie

Dzidzor le nutifafa me

She was a devoted Christian