Bawumia’s two wives saga resurfaces online

After turning heads and catching the attention of many at the presidential inauguration yesterday, questions are rife as to whether the second lady, Samira Bawumia, is indeed the only wife of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

For years, social media has been awash with the possibility of Dr Bawumia having two wives with no concrete confirmation or denial of these speculations.

After Thursday's inauguration, these allegations popped up online with many social media users asking for the whereabouts of his alleged first wife.

The allegations of an alleged second wife resurfaced after the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin in an attempt to introduce the Second Lady Samira Bawumia mentioned Ramatu Bawumia.

The announcement left a lot of the audience shocked, and the Speaker sensing discomfort and murmurings in the premises said "I don't know if the Second Lady has done an affidavit to change her name but that is what I have here," referring to the programme brochure.

The Speaker, however, quickly corrected himself to douse the seeming tension.


Dr Bawumia is an economist, banker, and the Vice President of Ghana. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana after rising through the ranks in the same outfit.

He served as a consultant to the Economic Commission of Africa between February and March 2009 and an advisor to the Central Bank of Sierra Leone.