Outspoken journalist Black Rasta has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the travelling of the Vice President, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, to seek medical treatment abroad.
Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has received medical treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) after suffering a sudden illness on Friday, 28th March 2025.
The Presidency’s Communications Directorate released a statement on Sunday, 30th March 2025, confirmed that she attended UGMC on Saturday following the unexpected health incident.
According to the statement, signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Member of Parliament and Minister for Government Communications, medical experts have advised that the Vice President seek further treatment abroad to ensure her full recovery.
Black Rasta has criticized the decision, asking if the decision to seek medical treatment outside the country was a recommendation by the doctors at the UGMC. He asked if the medical doctors at UGMC said they could not handle the Vice President’s condition.
According to him, the practice of Ghanaian politicians travelling to seek medical treatment abroad undermines the capabilities of the health professionals in the country.
Black Rasta firmly stated that President John Dramani Mahama has built a lot of modern hospitals that, with the required infrastructure, can take care of politicians in the country.
He further noted that current government appointees, including Honourable Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah, advocated for politicians to be prevented from seeking medical treatment outside the country, questioning if they still hold these views.
“We were told that on Friday evening, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice President of Ghana, was taken suddenly ill and rushed to the UGMC for treatment.
And over there, it has been said that she needs to be flown outside the country for better treatment. This directive, is it coming from the UGMC doctors? Did the doctors say they are unable to handle the situation? He quizzed.
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