Former President John Dramani Mahama has called Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on phone to console him on the passing of his mother.
The Vice President lost his mum, Hajia Mariama Bawumia, on Monday morning in Accra.
She is scheduled to be buried in accordance with Islamic customs in Walewale in the North-East Region on Tuesday, September 14.
Messages of condolences are trickling in for Dr Bawumia.
Mr Mahama, the only living predecessor to the Vice President, stated on Twitter on Monday that he had called to console the entire Bawumia family.
I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH MY BROTHER, DR. MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, TO CONSOLE HIM AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY ON THE LOSS OF THEIR MOTHER, HAJIA MARIAMA BAWUMIA EARLIER THIS MORNING.
MAY ALLAH GRANT HER A PEACEFUL REST.— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) September 13, 2021