Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa Thanks Suzy Pinamang’s Family for Not ‘Running Away’ During UK Trip

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has commended Suzy Pinamang’s caregivers for returning to Ghana from the UK.

In a post shared to his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Ablakwa expressed joy that the team kept a promise made to him prior to the trip to the UK that they will return.

Suzy Pinamang, a student of the Adventist Senior High School in Bantama, was shot in the eye by a colleague, leaving her partially blind in both eyes.

Ghanaian businessman Ibrahim Mahama took charge of her treatment and flew her to the United Kingdom in May to undergo treatment.

Pinamang’s treatment was succesful and she returned to Ghana this week, upon which her family visited the Foreign Affairs Minister in his office.

Okduzeto Ablakwa shared photos of the meeting with the caption: “It was all joy when Suzy Pinamang and her caregivers made sure they first came to my office right after landing in Accra on Thursday night to say thank you. I am so thrilled she can finally see again. I deeply admire Suzy’s fighting spirit and know she’s going to accomplish great things for herself and our country.”

He added: “God bless Ibrahim Mahama, Suzy’s medical team, H.E. Harriet Thompson, the UK High Commissioner to Ghana, our amazing staff of Ghana’s High Commission in the UK and the MFA Protocol Department — a really inspiring partnership. I wish to particularly commend all the caregivers for keeping their promise to me and returning to Ghana after the successful surgery — that’s the true Ghanaian spirit!”

Suzy Pinamang’s recovery is great news for all Ghanaians, a welcome development capping off a story that nearly destroyed a young girl’s life.

Ibrahim Mahama deserves huge commendation for his actions and should always be held forth as the role model of what people with great wealth in this country should do.