{"id":45632,"date":"2023-06-10T07:55:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T07:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/veep-bawumia-has-never-held-british-or-any-other-citizenship-spokesperson"},"modified":"2023-06-10T08:25:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T08:25:01","slug":"veep-bawumia-has-never-held-british-or-any-other-citizenship-spokesperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/veep-bawumia-has-never-held-british-or-any-other-citizenship-spokesperson","title":{"rendered":"Veep Bawumia has never held British or any other citizenship \u2013 Spokesperson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Spokesperson for the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako, has rubbished claims on social media that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia holds British citizenship while in office serving as Vice President of Ghana.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a post on his Facebook page Friday evening, Dr. Gideon Boako stated emphatically that Dr. Bawumia has never held British citizenship, or any other citizenship in his life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attention of the Office of the Vice President has been drawn to a malicious social media allegation that the Vice President holds a British citizenship while holding the office of Vice President, contrary to the laws of Ghana,\u201d said the statement on his page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to state in clear terms that Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia does not hold British citizenship and has never held British or any other citizenship other than being a Ghanaian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe allegation should be treated with the contempt it deserves. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. The Spokesperson for the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako, has rubbished claims on social media that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia holds British citizenship while in office serving as Vice President of Ghana. 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