On a bright Sunday, August 10, 2025, to be precise, in Assin Jakai, a political pledge drove straight into the heart of the local congregation, quite literally in the form of a brand-new pickup truck.
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, honouring a commitment made during the funeral rites of the late Robert Kutin Jnr, gifted the vehicle to St. Paul Catholic Church.
Delivered on his behalf by senior NPP officials, the donation not only fulfilled Kutin’s unrealised wish to provide transport for the church’s evangelism but also reinforced Bawumia’s reputation for blending philanthropy with public service.
The church’s pastor, Rev. Fr. Bismark Hayford, framed the moment as a continuation of Kutin’s vision and an embodiment of Bawumia’s sustained engagement with faith-based institutions.
Congregants’ prayers for divine protection over the donor underscored the reciprocal nature of such gestures in Ghanaian socio-religious life: material gifts reinforcing spiritual bonds, and political figures strengthening legitimacy through philanthropy.
In this act, philanthropy served not merely as charity, but as a deliberate weaving of memory, faith, and public service into the fabric of communal identity.
Story: Kakale Adams
