Second Lady of Ghana explained

Post:Second Lady
Body:Ghana
Insignia:Flag of Ghana.svg
Insigniasize:150px
Incumbent:Samira Bawumia
Incumbentsince:7 January 2017
Formation:1 July 1960
Inaugural:Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson

Second Lady of Ghana is the title given to the wife of the vice-president of the Republic of Ghana.[1] [2] The current second lady is Samira Bawumia,[3] [4] who has held that position since 2017 when her husband Mahamudu Bawumia was sworn into office.[5] [6] They are not officially given salaries but the Ghanaian first and second lady are both given clothing allowances to serve as initiatives to be comfortable enough to advocate the country through material forms of culture. They usually undertake social programmes and philanthropic activities especially in relation to kids and women.[7] [8] [9]

List of second ladies of Ghana (1979–present)

NoSecond LadyPortraitTenureVice President
Took officeLeft office
1Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson [10] 1979 1981Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson
2Marian Arkaah 1993 1997Kow Nkensen Arkaah
3Ernestina Naadu Mills[11] 1997 2001John Atta Mills
4Ramatu Aliu Mahama[12] 2001 2009Aliu Mahama
5Lordina Mahama[13] 2009 2012John Mahama
6Matilda Amissah-Arthur[14] [15] 2012 2017Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
7Samira Bawumia[16] 2017IncumbentMahamudu Bawumia

Demographics

Second Lady of GhanaEthnicityReligious affiliatiom
Lily Anna de Graft-JohnsonFante (Akan)Methodist
Marian ArkaahFante (Akan)Methodist
Ernestina Naadu MillsGa-DangmePresbyterian
Ramatu Aliu MahamaDagombaMuslim
Lordina MahamaBono (Akan)Assemblies of God
Matilda Amissah-ArthurNzema (Akan)Methodist
Samira BawumiaFulaniMuslim

See also

References

  1. Web site: Second lady of Ghana visits Penn. 2021-02-05. Penn Today. en.
  2. Web site: MyNewsGH. 2020-04-22. Second Lady launches 'Samira Bawumia Literature Prize' to support young Ghanaian writers. 2021-02-05. MyNewsGh. en-US.
  3. Web site: Samira Bawumia Profile. 2021-02-05. Sbawumia.org. en-US.
  4. Web site: Second Lady of Ghana and Clean Cooking Champion Samira Bawumia Announced as SEforAll #SevenFor7 Honoree. 2021-02-05. Clean Cooking Alliance. en.
  5. Web site: Mahamudu Bawumia sworn in as Ghana's Vice President. 2021-02-05. Modern Ghana. en.
  6. Web site: 2017-01-07. Mahamudu Bawumia sworn in as Ghana's Vice President. 2021-02-05. Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. en-US.
  7. Web site: Second Lady Samira Bawumia Presents Donation to Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research University of Ghana. 2021-02-05. www.ug.edu.gh.
  8. Web site: Second lady wants mining companies to employ locals [Ghana] - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]. 2021-02-05. www.business-humanrights.org. en.
  9. Web site: No violence against children is justifiable - it is always preventable. 2021-02-05. www.unicef.org. en.
  10. Web site: 17 March 2004. Former Second Lady to be buried on April 3. 5 February 2021. www.ghanaweb.com. en.
  11. Web site: Bureau. Communications. Mothers Are Strong Foundations In Development Of Society – Dr. Bawumia. 2021-02-05. presidency.gov.gh. en-gb.
  12. Web site: 2012-12-01. Lordina Consoles Former Second Lady. 2021-02-05. News Ghana. en-US.
  13. Book: Tetteh, Ransford. Daily Graphic: Issue 1,8177 March 17 2010. 2010-03-17. Graphic Communications Group. en.
  14. Web site: Ghana Library Association - Second Lady urges librarians to keep up with new trends in ICT. 2021-02-05. www.gla-net.org.
  15. Web site: 2016-07-12. Second Lady donates to Police Experimental School, Clinic. 2021-02-05. www.ghanaweb.com. en.
  16. Web site: 2016-12-17. Samira is youngest 2nd Lady. 2021-02-05. www.ghanaweb.com. en.