Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, is in good health and currently taking a short period of rest abroad, following medical advice, government officials have confirmed.
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, clarified the Vice President’s condition during an interview on Channel One TV on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. He reassured Ghanaians that the country’s first female Vice President is recovering steadily and is expected to resume her official duties shortly.
“She is currently in good health and taking a short rest as advised by her doctors and, in short order, she should be back to her duties,” Mr Kwakye Ofosu said. “She is in the United Kingdom as I speak,” he added.
His comments affirm earlier statements made by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who also sought to quash swirling rumours about the Vice President’s health status.
Speaking to members of the Ghanaian community in Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday, April 6, Mr Ablakwa condemned what he described as malicious misinformation and propaganda.
“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,” Mr Ablakwa said.
“I have heard from her, so I know what I am talking about, and she’s doing well,” he added confidently.
Vice President Opoku-Agyemang reportedly fell ill shortly after discharging official duties on Friday, March 28. She was initially treated at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) before being flown abroad for further care. In the days that followed, social media became awash with unverified claims about her health—claims government officials now say are both false and politically motivated.
“Please ignore all of that very vicious and unGhanaian evil propaganda that some people are speculating,” Mr Ablakwa urged. “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.”
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang’s return is anticipated in the coming days as government officials continue to encourage calm and unity, urging the public to focus on facts and not speculation.
