Former President, John Dramani Mahama with his brother, Ibrahim Mahama has sympathized with the current Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the final funeral service of his mother, the late Hajia Mariama Bawumia was observed on Sunday 24th October 2021 at Kperiga in the West Mamprusi district of the North East Region.
While the former President, John Dramani Mahama supported the Bawumia family with a sum of Ghs10,000, his brother, Ibrahim Mahama also offered Ghs20,000 for the funeral.
Their kind gesture deepened the maximum that in the game of politics, there are no eternal allies and no perpetual enemies, only permanent interests.
When the death of Hajia Mariama was announced, the NDC 2020 Presidential candidate personally called and consoled the Vice President.
As officiated by the National Chief Imam, Alhaji Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharabutu. In attendance at the final funeral rite was, President Nana Addo and his wife Rebecca, Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kwado Kyerematen, amongst other high profile personalities.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo described the late Hajia Mariama Bawumia as a woman of “unfailing courtesy” who welcomed her son (Mahamudu Bawumia’s) friends to her home.
“We thank her for her service to her family, community, and nation. May her soul rest in perfect peace in the bosom of the Almighty until the last day of the resurrection when we shall all meet.
National Chief Imam
The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharabutu underscored the need for people to be guided by the holy verse that death is inevitable and strengthen peaceful co-existence.
“Our mother who has departed needs nothing apart from our prayer. If you observe what has brought us together here, and the beauty of this gathering, it tells you that we are truly united.
In paying tribute to the late Hajia Mariama Bawumia, Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II refer to the late Hajia Mariama Bawumia as a matriarch.
“As we idolize and eulogize great men and great leaders, we so often fail to acknowledge the role of the faithful women behind the mounding of their mettle. Truly it is said that behind every great man is the hand and the heart of a faithful and devoted woman. And to a few women that go even greater honor of becoming the matriarch from whose impact on Ghanaian politics will be felt for generations.”
“She was not only the steady heart behind one of the titans of politics in the North during the most tumultuous periods of Ghana’s history, but her guidance and tutelage has produced a family whose impact on Ghanaian politics will be felt for generations,” the Asantehene added.
Source: King Abdullah Saha, Contributor
