The Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, has lost his mother, Hajia Mariama Bawumia.
Joy News gather the octogenarian who died two days from her 82nd birthday, had been unwell for some time and was hospitalised.
Announcing the sad passing of the woman he affectionately calls Maame, Dr Bawumia said, “It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother Hajia Mariama Bawumia.”
“Hajia Mariama passed away peacefully this morning in Accra. Burial is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, September 14, 2021, in Walewale.”
The Kpasenkpe native was one of the first northern female students to have gained admission to the Wesley Girls High School in Cape Coast in the Central Region.
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The Vice President described his mother “as caring and supportive” when she celebrated her 80th birthday in 2019.
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