The Information Minister Mustapha Hamid says Vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia trip to the UK for further medical attention is also to afford him an uninterrupted rest.
Mustapha Hamid said the Vice-president will have the peace and tranquillity to recover faster, an advantage he claimed he will struggle to get in Ghana.
This is because his reported illness could see relatives and friends visiting him at his Accra residence to offer support and sympathies, the Information Minister told Joy News.
“When he is in Ghana people will come from his village, from Walewale [and] wherever he is [and] the people will besiege [his residence],” he said.
“Normally, when you are out of reach you will have the peace to heal.”
The Vice-President was joined by his wife Samira Bawumia. It is not known when the two will return.
Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu has wished Dr Bawumia speedy recovery while a debate on social media about foreign medical trips for Ghana's elite is beginning to gather pace.
The Vice-President's absence made him unable to deputise for the President who has left for Liberia to attend the official swearing-in of President-elect George Oppong Weah.
In the absence of the two, Parliament was recalled to install Speaker of Parliament Prof. Mike Oquaye as acting President.
It is a post that expires after 48 hours with the President expected to return Tuesday.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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Omg..what an immature statement to make..f0011ish talk
Is this news to publish?
so this man always thinks Ghanaians are fuuuuls with this sttttuuupid excuses
As well said, we all know what Hamid is saying is not true, but we pray God God will heal our vice. Very soon. May God have mercy
What is the fabricator in general saying? That because relatives and friends as well as well wishers could disturb barwumia that's why they decided to send him to UNITED KINGDOM for further medical attention. Does this even make sense? Which family member, friend and well wishes, who is sane will visit the sick with the intention of disturbing him. Solidarity in time of difficulty is always necessary. After all barwumia is a vice president for crying out around. All his managers would have to do is to politely ask well wishers that the vice president needed to rest to recuperate and every sane individual would understand. Mustapha Hamid lies too much. In fact barwumia himself is also a big liar. I am sure he would have also said the same thing if Nana addo was sick. Someone should tell me no one would visit barwumia in UNITED KINGDOM. Hamid is a disgrace to Ghana as a minister.