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.
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