The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has rejected claims that he has a second wife called Ramatu.
A statement signed by Dr Bawumia’s Spokesperson, Dr Gideon Boako, insisted the Vice President has only one wife, Samira Bawumia and they have been married for 17-years even though the Vice President’s religion permits him to marry up to four wives.
The claim was triggered after the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin mentioned the name of the unknown Ramatu instead of Samira Bawumia while acknowledging her presence at the swearing-in of President Akufo-Addo for his second term on January 7.
During Tuesday’s State of the Nation Address by the President, the name echoed in Parliament through the Minority caucus when the Speaker attempted acknowledging the wife of the Vice President.
The statement said Dr Bawumia, has never met or seen the purported Ramatu let alone take her as a wife and that Ramatu is a figment of people’s imagination trying hard to tarnish the image of the Vice-President for their own purposes.
It asked the public to ignore the propaganda and deliberate falsehood.
