Communications team member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Alfred Thompson, has accused the government of lacking transparency regarding the health of Vice President Prof. Jane Nana Opoku-Agyemang.
According to Thompson, the government has failed to provide sufficient information to the public after the Vice President was flown abroad for medical treatment.
Speaking in an interview on an Accra based TV station he said, “I am just worried about the scanty information given because if you just write that something happened on Friday Ghanaians need to know what happened on Friday and why she was rushed to the hospital”.
He stressed that as a public figure, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang’s health is of great concern to Ghanaians, and no information about her condition should be withheld.
He also criticized the decision to seek medical treatment abroad, highlighting the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) previous stance on the issue when they were in opposition.
“They came on the premise that they don’t see why government officials should go outside for treatment….have you forgotten what Okudzeto (MP for North Tongu and Foreign Affairs Minister) said. Even the President (John Mahama) himself (when in opposition) said they don’t see the reason for going outside for treatment at the time in 2017 when Dr Bawumia had to go outside for treatment” he added.
The Vice President was rushed to to the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) on Saturday, March 29, 2025 after a sudden illness on Friday night after work.
However, after administering the initial treatment, experts from the University of Ghana Medical Centre advised she seeks further treatment abroad.
It is unclear when she will be travelling to seek medical attention, but she is set to leave as soon as possible to restore her health to normalcy.
This health update was disclosed in a statement issued by the Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
“We wish the Vice President a speedy recovery,” it read.
The government has not disclosed further details about her condition or the specific country where she will be receiving treatment.
