President John Dramani Mahama has reassured Ghanaians the Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, is currently in good health, putting to bed rumours of her health.
According to the President, the Vice President is under recovery and is eager to return to serve the people of Ghana.
Delivering remarks at the official launch of the government’s nationwide sanitary pad distribution initiative on Thursday, April 24, President Mahama acknowledged the Vice President’s absence and shared an update on her condition.
“I wish to extend the greetings of Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to all of you. I spoke to her yesterday and I told her we were going to miss her at this event because this is a programme that is very dear to her,” he said.
“She said I should say hello to all of you and to say she is recuperating and catching a bit of rest. She is very well and soon she will join us to continue to prosecute the reset agenda,” 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.
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.
The president’s update comes not long after Ghanaians demanded information about the well-being of the Vice President.
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A netizen called on the John Mahama administration to update Ghanaians on the health condition of the vice president, Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang.
According to the netizen, the silence by the government allows room for rumour-mongering.
The netizen further compared the situation to that of the UK when they kept their citizen updated on the health condition of King Charles and Kate Middleton.
In a post on Facebook, the netizen wrote, “Honestly, I think Ghanaians deserve an update on our Vice President. The silence allows room for rumour mongering. Remember how the UK kept its citizens updated on King Charles and Kate Middleton?”
