The Deputy Director of Inter-party and CSOs Relations of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Mary Awusi has openly criticized the second lady, Samira Bawumia for her public appearance.
She accused Mrs Bawumia of being inconsistent in her dressing, particularly highlighting a perceived shift in her attire during election seasons.
According to Dr. Awusi, Mrs. Bawumia tends to dress in a more conservative manner befitting a married Muslim woman during election campaigns but change immediately after elections are over. her attire allegedly becomes less conservative when the elections are done with.
Dr. Awusi, who herself is married to a Muslim man, emphasized that as a Muslim married woman, it is customary to cover oneself with a scarf, known in local Islamic parlance as ‘Mayafi’.
She criticized Mrs Bawumia for wearing dresses that, in her view, are un-Islamic.
The critique emerged in the context of Vice President Bawumia’s claim that his Muslim identity played a role in his selection as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flag bearer. Dr. Mary Awusi expressed her disagreement, asserting that no true Muslim woman who is married would dress in the manner she attributed to Mrs Bawumia.
