Information reaching Pulse.com.gh indicates that Hajia Abibata Nnaba Sluwu mother of President John Mahama has passed away.
President Mahama's mother has died
Sources close to the president's family in Busunu in West Gonja in the Northern region confirmed the news to Pulse.com.gh
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Sources close to the family in Busunu in West Gonja where the President’s mum comes from say she passed away Tuesday night.
It is unclear what may have caused the death of the woman popularly known as Hajia but Pulse News understands that she was very old and could barely move.
Abibata Sluwu is survived by six children including the President.
Pulse News has also learned that the family of the woman in Busunu are yet to be officially notified as tradition demands but sympathisers have began gathering at the traditional home of the first gentleman's mother.
Her body will be flown to Busunu from Accra today for burial in accordance with Islamic tradition.
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