. ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁old ▁student ▁of ▁Wes ley ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁in ▁Dans oman ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Acc ra ▁Region . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁judge , ▁Jacob ▁H ack enburg ▁Griff ith s - R and olph ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁in ▁Third ▁Republic ▁and ▁Frances ▁Phill ip ina ▁Griff ith s - R and olph ▁( née ▁Mann ). ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Reb e cca ▁Ak uf o - Add o ▁further ed ▁her ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁Government ▁Secret arial ▁School ▁where ▁she ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁secretary . ▁She ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Mer chant ▁Bank ▁in ▁Gh ana ▁and ▁later ▁re located ▁to ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁She ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁secretary ▁for ▁Cl iff ord ▁Ch ance / A sh urst ▁Morris ▁Cris p ▁all ▁mult in ational ▁law ▁fir ms ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Reb e cca ▁Ak uf o - Add o ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁and ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁char ity , ▁Inf anta ▁Mal aria ▁Pre vention ▁Foundation ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁national ▁effort ▁to ▁reduce ▁mal arial ▁in fe ctions ▁in ▁inf ants ▁and ▁young ▁children . ▁Reb e cca ▁and ▁ ▁N ana ▁Add o ▁D ank wa ▁Ak uf o - Add o ▁have ▁been ▁married ▁for ▁ 2 2