Trending Photo of Okudzeto Ablakwa with headline “if I resign the government will be at a loss” FAKE!
On May 24, 2025, Akosua Manu, a former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Youth Authority, made a post on her Facebook page with the following details:
“The lizard that fell from the high iroko tree said that if no one will praise me, I will praise myself… I used to wonder why “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe was the book we had to study in school. Finally, I get to use this proverb. #WeAreAllInvolved”
The post [now deleted] had the image below attached, which garnered 171 reactions, 55 comments and 9 shares within 22 minutes.
The flyer has also been shared by other users on Facebook and other social media platforms.
Fakenews Ghana has verified the authenticity of the viral flyer and presents the facts below.
Claim: “If I resign the government will be at a loss”, attributed to Hon. Okudzeto Ablakwa
Verdict: FAKE
Explanation
An analyst from Fakenews Ghana contacted YEN (yen.com) directly on Facebook to determine whether the viral flyer shared by Akosua Manu was authored or created by them, to which they responded NO. To confirm further, we searched through the website and social media pages of YEN.com and found that no such flyer had been shared by the online portal.
Why is Hon. Okudzeto Ablakwa the center of the FAKE flyer?
Hon. Okudzeto Ablakwa was a stern critic of Nana Akuffo Addo and his travels, especially those that involved the use of private jets. In July 2022, Okudzeto Ablakwa, the current Foreign Affairs Minister, publicly stated on Adom Fm’s Burning Issues that he would resign if a future National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration used a private jet for presidential or vice-presidential travel. Photos of Vice President Naana Opoku Agyemang have emerged showing her emerging from a private plane after her medical visit to the United Kingdom, reigniting discussions about private jet travels of government officials and resurfacing an old video of the Foreign Affairs minister and his stance on the use of private jets.
Although the Minister has not officially made any comments on the matter, our research has shown that Hon Okudzeto Ablakwa did not say these words ‘if I resign, the government will fail”. Neither has he granted any interview in which he was seen saying the words captured on the viral flyer.
Akosua Manu has since deleted and apologised for her post.
