This follows the description of Ghana’s second lady Samira Bawumia as a foreigner by the lawmaker in making an argument against the compilation of new voters’ register by the Electoral Commission.
According to the Former Youth and Sports Minister under the erstwhile Mahama administration , the wife of Ghana’s Vice President is a Fulani who hails from Mali and therefore cannot be said to be a Ghanaian.
His comments were also in reaction to the ongoing debate over the compilation of a new voters register which has been vehemently rejected by the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC).
“The wife of Dr. Bawumia, the Vice President of Ghana Samira Bawumia is not a Ghanaian,” he indicated in a radio discussion about Ghana’s National Identification process and system.
The lawmaker’s comments about the second lady haS been heavily criticised by a section of Ghanaians on social media who has described his comments as reckless. Read Full Story
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