Lordina Mahama Embraces Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Beautiful Photo Warms Hearts

Lordina Mahama Embraces Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Beautiful Photo Warms Hearts

  • Former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, visited President Mahama's residence to offer condolences to his family after the tragic GAF helicopter crash
  • A beautiful photo of the former Veep in a warm embrace with the First Lady has touched many hearts on social media
  • Netizens who saw the photo were delighted and expressed their views in the comments section of the post

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A lovely photo of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia sharing a warm embrace with the wife of the President, Lordina Mahama, has warmed hearts on social media.

The beautiful moment was captured when the former Vice President visited President Mahama to express his condolences following the tragic Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) helicopter crash.

Lordina Mahama, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr Omane Boamah, Murtala Muhammed, President Mahama, GAF Helicopter Crash
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia consoles President Mahama's wife as they mourn the passing of eight in the GAF helicopter crash. Image source: Lordina Mahama, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia
Source: Facebook

Both clad in black attire, the former Veep was captured offering some comforting words to the First Lady, while she stared into his face with a warm smile.

Dr Bawumia visits the Mahamas to offer condolences

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On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his team visited President John Dramani Mahama's residence to offer their heartfelt condolences to him following the loss of five government officials and three military personnel.

The eight perished on August 6, 2025, on their way to an event at Obuasi targeted at illegal mining. Dr Omane Boamah, the Defence Minister and Dr Murtala Muhammed, the Environment Minister, all died in the crash.

GAF helicopter crash, Ghana Armed Forces, Helicopter crash in Ghana, Dr Omane Boamah, Lordina Mahama
Dr Omane Boamah, the Defence Minister and Dr Murtala Muhammed, the Environment Minister, die in a ghastly GAF helicopter crash.
Source: Facebook

The former Vice President announced his visit on his Facebook page, with heartwarming photos. He also noted that he visited the residence of Dr Omane Boamah to offer his condolences to his bereaved family.

"This afternoon, I paid a visit to the President, H. E. John Dramani Mahama, at his residence, to express my deepest condolences to him, as the nation mourns the loss of our compatriots.
"I also visited the family of the late Dr. Edward Omane Boamah to console them. May God, the Almighty, comfort the bereaved families," he said.

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The former Vice President was captured hugging the President and offering some comforting words to him.

One photo that caught the eye of many is a photo of the former Vice President and the President's wife in a warm embrace.

See the photo of the former Vice President and Mrs Lordina Mahama in a warm embrace below:

Reactions as Dr Bawumia hugs Lordina Mahama

The cute photo of Dr Bawumia hugging the president's wife has warmed the hearts of many on social media. Many praised it as adorable, while others joked that the two were too close in the picture.

@Criticaltinker_ wrote:

"Samira won’t be happy 😃."

@MrDwein wrote:

"Too close and this is haram 😤😂."

@Village7village wrote:

"Huh??"

@__Debrah wrote:

"You won’t tell Samira rather?"

@Mawunya_ wrote:

"You Dey worry waaaa😂😂🙌."

Residents loot part of wrecked plane

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that residents from Adansi Akrofuom and its environs have reportedly looted the damaged parts of the Ghana Armed Forces aircraft that crashed recently.

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In a now-viral video, residents were seen marching to their homes with the wreckage from the aircraft.

Netizens who saw the video were upset and questioned why the residents were tampering with evidence.

Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:
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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh

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