The mother of the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Hajia Mariama Bawumia alias Maame has passed on today, Monday 13, 2021 at age 82.
According to a statement posted by Bawumia on the same day, he however disclosed that his mother’s burial is scheduled for tomorrow, September 14, 2021.
“Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un (Indeed to Allah we belong, and to Allah we shall return.)
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
May the Almighty Allah grant her Jannatul Firdaus”, the statement read.
Hajia Mariama was said to have allegedly been unwell for sometime now and was hospitalized. She was a native of Kpasenkpe in the West Mamprusi district of the North East Region and an old student of the Wesley Girls High School in Cape Coast. She died on Monday morning, September 13, 2021 after battling some short illness.