President Akufo Addo has denied reports that he was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital after he collapsed on Sunday, October 21, 2018.
Nana Addo said he was at the Hospital to visit his brother in-law who had undergone a hip operation.
News of the President’s visit to the Military Hospital went viral on social media with some persons alleging that he was rushed to the facility after he collapsed.
But speaking at the opening of the National Cyber Security awareness month in Accra, president Akufo Addo urged Ghanaians to ignore such rumours.
“My presence at the military yesterday [Sunday] to visit my brother in-law the famous Captain Pius Spencer who is unfortunately there for a hip operation has been translated as my collapse on social media in preparation of my vacation abroad.”
My ill health can’t be your political fortune
Nana Addo further took a swipe at his political opponents who are of the view that their success is dependent on what has been tagged as his poor health status.
“All I can say is that those whose political fortunes depend on my ill-health and degeneration, all I can say is that, we are all in the hands of the Almighty.”
Gabby speaks on false health reports
Earlier, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, one of the bigwigs in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and founder of Pro-NPP policy think tank, the Danquah Institute, wondered why some unscrupulous persons will spread such inaccurate reports.
“So the President cannot visit a hospitalized in-law at 37 without false speculations? Visit is done. He is home. Doing what he knows best: preparing for work in the morning”, he tweeted.
This is not the first time rumours about Nana Addo’s health has gone viral on social media.
Prior to the 2016 general election, a similar incident occurred which his campaign team at the time denied.
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By: Nii Larte Lartey & Sammi Wiafe/citinewsroom.com/Ghana
