Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has addressed concerns about the health of Ghana’s first female Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, dismissing rumors of her passing and confirming that she is recovering well and will soon resume her duties.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang sought medical care abroad after receiving initial treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) following a sudden illness on Friday, March 28, 2025. Speculations about her health had sparked widespread rumors, including claims of her demise.
Speaking to Ghanaians during a community engagement in Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday, April 6, Ablakwa expressed gratitude for the prayers offered by citizens both at home and abroad, attributing them to her recovery.
“Some fears about the state of our mother, the first female vice president of the Republic of Ghana. I also want to assure that she is doing very, very well. Your prayers worked, your prayers from all of us, Ghanaians at home and abroad, have really worked. I have heard from her, so I know what I am talking about, and she’s doing well,” he stated.
Ablakwa urged the public to disregard what he described as “vicious and unGhanaian evil propaganda” surrounding Prof. Opoku-Agyemang’s health. He emphasized her resilience and ability to inspire young girls and women across the nation.
“Please ignore all of that very vicious and unGhanaian evil propaganda that some people are speculating. Our mother is doing very, very well, and very soon she is going to return to her duties, serving Ghana, making all of you proud and particularly inspiring our young girls, our daughters, to know that there is nothing our women cannot achieve—that women are as good as men and that what men can do, women can also do and do it better,” Ablakwa added.
