Member of Parliament for Pusiga, Ayamba Ayii Laadi, has come under heavy criticism on social media following comments she made about the victims who lost their lives during the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise.

Contributing to a statement on the floor of the house to commiserate with the families who have lost their dear ones, the Pusiga MP stated on the floor of Parliament that nothing could have been done to prevent the deaths of the victims.

According to her, the deaths were ordained by Almighty Allah.

“There is nothing that happens that doesn’t happen at the right time. This is what the Almighty Allah has ordained for them... Even if we brought all the presidents in the world to sit there as ministers or whatsoever, once today is ordained for them to die, they would,” she said.

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Her remarks have since sparked outrage online, with many Ghanaians expressing disappointment and anger over what they describe as an “insensitive” and “heartless” statement.

In a series of social media posts on November 12, 2025, users labelled the MP’s comments as unwarranted and disrespectful to the bereaved families.

According to some netizens, the lawmaker could have found a more compassionate way to express herself rather than making remarks that deepened the pain of grieving relatives.

The reactions come in response to some six recruits who lost their lives on November 12, 2025, during the ongoing GAF screening exercise at El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra.



Read some of the reactions below:

That is absolutely stup*d and so painful to watch. Very insensitive. We understand your religious beliefs but God gave us brains to think, this tragedy could have been prevented. The fact that she’s a woman make it even more painful. A very stup*d and insensitive statement to…

— Maame Esi (@MaameEsiGold) November 12, 2025

You can have your religious beliefs but this isn’t the platform for religious doctrine debate. As a leader this isn’t what you say at all time like this? This is condemnable and unacceptable. Come on. She may have her own beliefs but this isn’t the forum for such utterances. This…

— WKHKYD? (@profdublyn_zee) November 12, 2025

Very reckless, insensitive, disrespectful, and shameful comments from the so-called Hon. Member!!!

One would think that, as a mother, she should have been moved with compassion for the bereaved family, but she is deflection on the dereliction of duty by the management team for…

— Sssenior 🇬🇭 (@AUGUAMA) November 12, 2025

The almighty Allah ordained for those applicants to die through stampede. This is a very reckless statement. She should have put to order. Must we say anything at all in the name of religion?

— N. K. Aning (@nana_aning1) November 12, 2025

Are you fvcking kidding me? Ah chale

— Kwadwo Sheldon (@kwadwosheldon) November 12, 2025

Can you imagine 😭 This is their mentality – they would never accept responsibility for anything~ they would blame it on the other party, or they would bring in religion. If one of them was your child or your grandchild you would not be standing there talking tr*sh. Ghana…

— WALK IN FAITH 🫶🏾🕊️ (@CVWALKINFAITH) November 12, 2025

We live in a country where when a citizen died our leaders called it what God has ordained but when a politician died they expect the whole nation to mourn for them

— Labaran🥷🥷 (@uptimegh1) November 12, 2025