Former Second Lady Hajia Ramatu Mahama passes on

Hajia Ramatu Mahama, the wife of the late Vice President of Ghana, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, is dead, sources close to the family have confirmed.

She died at age 70 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra Thursday afternoon with her children and relatives by her bed after she was admitted on Monday.

Burial and funeral rites will be conducted in accordance with Islamic traditions.

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia was among several high-profile personalities who visited her at the Hospital on Wednesday.

Hajia Ramatu Mahama [Neè Egala] had been battling a heart-related sickness for about two years and was taken to the United Kingdom for treatment last year.

She returned to the country four months ago but her condition worsened this week leading to her admission at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.

The late wife of the former Vice President was an educationist.

Due to her love and care for her pupils, she earned the coveted title “Mma Ramatu” or “Mother Ramatu”.

Hajia Ramatu Mahama was the daughter of the late Imoro Egala, a Minister for Trade and Industry and first black Chairman of COCOBOD in the First Republic and the Founder of the People’s National Convention.

The late Hajia Ramatu Mahama left behind four adult children – Salma Mahama, Farouk Mahama, Member of Parliament for Yendi, Fayad Mahama, and Halim Mahama.