Blakk Rasta a Ghanaian reggae artist and media personality has fired shots at politicians seeking medical treatment abroad.
According to the outspoken radio presenter, if one or two politicians lose their lives in a Ghanaian hospital, the hospitals in Ghana will be well-equipped.
His comments come after the news of Professor Jane Naana being rushed 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 her to seek 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.
Speaking on his show on 3FM, Blakk Rasta stated, “I don’t agree with Naana Opoku-Agyemang flying out of this country for medical attention. Once you have made yourself available for political office, you must be ready to bear the consequences. If we have one or two politicians losing their lives in our Ghanaian hospitals, I am sure they would make sure our hospitals are well-equipped.
We are the ones who are sacrificed all the time we have no money to fly abroad. The money we pay as taxes is used by these people, who claim to be our servants but all of a sudden become our masters. They have the best healthcare, they fly out of the nation at will to take care of themselves, paying huge sums to foreign hospitals and doctors, while our doctors continue to languish in poverty”.
He further recalled what Ablakwa said in opposition, “I remember Hon. Ablakwa, while in opposition, saying that politicians must be banned from flying outside the country for medical attention. And I believe he said it in the best interest of Ghanaians. Today, I heard that Naana Jane is getting ready to fly outside the country, or has she flown already? What is the sickness? What is the medical condition? Can it not be handled in this country? Or do we keep looking down on our own doctors and medical personnel?
The reality is this: as long as we push our politicians to stay here and seek medical attention, they will have the health facilities, doctors, and nurses in mind whenever they are making policies because they know that when they fall ill (and everyone does), our hospitals will need to be well-equipped to take care of them”.
The reggae artist further advised the vice president to seek medical in Ghana like former President John Agyekum Kufuor.
“Naana, if I were you with all due respect I would stay here in Ghana like President Kufuor did. President Kufuor had a major surgery in a Ghanaian hospital, and when he got well, we all applauded him. All politicians who have given themselves to public service must remain in this country.
They have no right to send their children abroad for schooling. They must stay in this country, school in this country, and go to hospitals in this country so that, at the very least, it will push them to think about our schools and hospitals. I wish Professor Naana Opoku-Agyemang a speedy recovery in a Ghanaian hospital, not a foreign one”, Blakk Rasta narrated.
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I don’t agree with Prof. Jane Naana Agyemang flying outside of Ghana to get medical treatment. Once you avail yourself for a political position, you must be ready to bear the consequences – @Blakkrasta.#UrbanBlend #3FM927 pic.twitter.com/YQ3VwGE1w2
— #3FM927📻 (@3fm927) March 31, 2025
