General News of Tuesday, 9 March 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comWhy ‘Ramatu’ is trending on Twitter after Akufo-Addo’s SONA[L-R]: Alban Bagbin, Samira Bawumia, Dr. Mahamudu BawumiaAs President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo wrapped up his State of the Nation Address, Tuesday, social media platform Twitter, as usual, was inundated with comments about his address, with various hashtags. One hashtag though, which managed to top the trends although it was not centered on the address was ‘Ramatu’ – a name that was chorused by voices believed to have emanated from the Minority in Parliament. The Speaker of the House, Alban Bagbin, somewhat popularized ‘Ramatu’ during the inauguration of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as President of the Republic on January 7, 2021, when he introduced the Second Lady Samira Bawumia as Ramatu Bawumia. At the mention of Samira Ramadan Bawumia as the spouse of the Vice President, a section of the gathering begun to chorus “we want Ramatu”, eliciting a humorous response from the Speaker who said he does not know who is Ramatu. "Honorable members, I don't know which of you has a girlfriend called Ramatu but we don't have any dignitary here called Ramatu," Bagbin said.

Source: GhanaWeb March 09, 2021 17:36 UTC