- Dari Poga was afflicted by leprosy at a young age and has since lost all ten fingers and eight toes to the disease.
- Her deplorable state was reported by JoyNews and less than 24 hours after her story aired, the Vice President has gone to her rescue, donating food supplies, toiletries, among others.
- A cash amount of ¢2,000, has also been added, Hafiz Bin Salih, Upper West Regional Minister, who made the donations on Dr. Bawumia’s behalf said.
- A construction foreman who followed the delegation will begin construction works for a two-bedroom apartment for Dari, Dr. Salih said.
- She lives at Gurungu in the Upper West region with just a granddaughter after losing four of her ten children and being abandoned by the rest.
I always pray to God to send angels to bring me food – Dari Poga
Dari Poga
This was the prayer of Dari Poga, an octogenarian who lost all her fingers and manages to walk on her big two toes due to leprosy which she suffered since childhood.
Life has been hard since she was abandoned by her children and left to fend for herself in a deplorable state with only a thirteen-year-old granddaughter who ran few errands for her.
Unbeknownst to her God heard her all those times she said a prayer and though she was expecting food just to get by, God was about to blow her mind beyond her wildest dream.
The documentary that showed her condition caught the eyes of The Vice president of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who was moved by her plight and further rescued Dari Poga from a life of hardship and neglect.
Dari Poga was not only given food items and relief packages to last her for subsequent months but she will soon be the proud owner of a two-bedroom house which is been constructed for her by the Vice President at Gurungu in the Upper West region.
People familiar with the matter gave credence to the news and mentioned that work has already commenced on the site, with the necessary funds disbursed to the contractor.
Dari Poga’s condition was highlighted in a JoyNews Hotline documentary titled ‘Withered Skins,’ which was produced by Seth Kwame Boateng.
