Communications team member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Alfred Thompson, has accused the government of lacking transparency regarding the health of Vice President Prof. Jane Nana Opoku-Agyemang.
According to Thompson, the government has failed to provide sufficient information to the public after the Vice President was flown abroad for medical treatment.
Speaking in an interview on an Accra-based TV station, he said, “I am just worried about the scanty information given because if you just write that something happened on Friday Ghanians need to know what happened on Friday and why she was rushed to the hospital.”
He stressed that as a public figure, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang’s health is of great concern to Ghanaians, and no information about her condition should be withheld.
He also criticized the decision to seek medical treatment abroad, highlighting the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) previous stance on the issue when they were in opposition.
“They came on the premise that they don’t see why government officials should go outside for treatment….have you forgotten what Okudzeto (MP for North Tongu and Foreign Affairs Minister) said. Even the President (John Mahama) himself (when in opposition) said they don’t see the reason for going outside for treatment at the time in 2017 when Dr Bawumia had to go outside for treatment,” he added.
On March 30, the Office of the President announced that Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang was treated at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) after falling ill on March 28. According to the statement, she visited UGMC on March 29.
Minister for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu stated that medical experts have advised her to seek further treatment abroad for a full recovery.
