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[contextly_sidebar id=”iVxcMwvL8c8XqAjhRLVBbumkDJX13aPf”]\u201cWe know that he\u2019s a workaholic; he\u2019s been working so hard. This is a man who sleeps just about three or four hours out of 24 hours, but we hope that this time in spite of the enormous work that has to be done, that he will be urged to slow down a bit and take a rest,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Dr. Bawumia, who\u2019s the Head of the government\u2019s Economic Management Team,\u00a0left Ghana for the United Kingdom\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>on Friday January 20; after the Presidency revealed that he had taken ill a day before on January 19, and had undergone medical tests.<\/p>\n According to a statement signed by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, the trip became necessary following the advice of Dr. Bawumia\u2019s doctors.<\/p>\n The Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid, later explained that, the decision to fly Dr. Bawumia to the UK was to ensure that he was kept away from visitors who may disturb his rest and recuperation period.<\/p>\n The controversies <\/strong><\/p>\n On January 27, during his medical leave, a\u00a0video emerged\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>of the Vice President taking a stroll on the streets of London with his wife, Samira Bawumia.<\/p>\n At a point in the video, the Second Family stopped to interact with a Ghanaian national who ran over to greet them.<\/p>\n Whilst many were excited to see the Vice President in the video, others suggested it was stage-managed to give an impression that he was well, and that government was in reality concealing the true details of his health status from the public.<\/p>\n Some likened the video to the incident where the late President Atta Mills who appeared physically ill, at one-time trotted at the Kotoka International Airport when he had returned from a trip outside, to give an impression that he was healthy.<\/p>\n Others later shifted the argument to the fact that, it was not prudent for the Vice President to have been strolling the streets of London without security, a claim that was dismissed by some government spokespersons.<\/p>\n The video also came at a time the Minority in Parliament had called for full disclosure on the health status of the Vice President.<\/p>\n The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, however described the Minority\u2019s call as \u201chypocritical and preposterous\u201d.<\/p>\n Bawumia returns\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n He however returned to the country on February 1, 2018, where he received a rousing welcome from President Akufo-Addo and his wife as well as some government functionaries.<\/p>\n Mustapha Hamid, who could not hide his joy over Bawumia’s return said \u201cWe are all very excited that he\u2019s come back. He is healed and hearty, at least that is what we can see and we believe that he\u2019s going to come back and continue his work again.”<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana![\"\"](\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bawumia-in-town-5.jpg\")
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