Public reactions have emerged on social media following the recognition of the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, as Best Performing Regional Minister for 2026 at the 6th Ghana Ministers of State Excellence Awards.

The discussions intensified after videos from the awards ceremony and subsequent celebrations circulated online, with some social media users, particularly on X, questioning the basis and credibility of the award.

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Some critics cited recurring flooding incidents in parts of Accra, concerns about street lighting, and sanitation challenges in the region as reasons they believe the recognition may not reflect the current state of affairs in the Greater Accra Region.

Others argued that these challenges remain key issues requiring attention and raised questions about the criteria used in selecting recipients of the award.

They further argued that the government still faces pressing challenges that warrant greater attention than award ceremonies.

Other ministers who received recognition were also not spared public criticism and backlash.

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Read some of the posts below:

More rains this morning as showers of blessings for the Greater Accra Regional Minister on her big win last night. 👏

— Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) June 7, 2026

Someone decided to organize Ministers’ Awards and not one person paused to ask whether it was a good idea?

You got dressed up and accepted awards from yourselves instead of being judged by the people you serve?

What kind of self-congratulation exercise is this?

At a time when…

— miss forson (@lydiaforson) June 7, 2026

Herh mo ma yɛn ka nokware o 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/kHeFdtoR5s

— KALYJAY (@gyaigyimii) June 7, 2026

E-levy cake levels of insensitivity, if not worse. https://t.co/Y49qMPT2A8

— edudzi (@edudzi_) June 7, 2026

What was the criteria for this recognition? Is she really aware of what’s happening in Accra? Best Regional Minister for doing what exactly? We shouldn’t be so quick to forget where we came from. https://t.co/ksqrLrKj7m

— Enokay (@enokay69) June 6, 2026

This better be some kind of joke or prank! If it’s real, then we are not serious as a country and as a people! We deserve the leaders we have. Stop rewarding mediocrity; Accra is dark at night. Tueh! https://t.co/cchR3EY7Hh

— BONGO IDEAS ™ (@BongoIdeasHQ) June 6, 2026

Pure jokes.

These awards are for sale and we all know it.

It's time for the government to direct appointees not to engage with any of these award-preneurs.

As far back as last year, when government appointees were barely 5-6 months in office, some of them were winning best… https://t.co/b6LMSK56Sm

— Kwaku Asante (@kwakuasanteb) June 7, 2026

Linda Ocloo, Best Regional Minister while
Accra is drowning in floodwater with streetlights not working.

Armah-Kofi Buah, Best Male Performing Minister while galamsey is destroying lands and farms, water sources are contaminated & treatment plants are closing.

The government… https://t.co/wINHFJEHEg

— Kofi Tonto (@kofitonto) June 7, 2026

Maybe it's time for a citizen-led Ministers of State Awards to give real feedback, not performative praise. Recognition should follow results, not precede them. The optics are so poor, especially when government still has major fires to put out. https://t.co/gpfYOCcTbt

— Authority Architect (@Maukeni_) June 7, 2026

This is the thing that NPP was doing that we were literally screaming and condemning the party saying never again.

People are dying and losing their homes because of the flooding situation (which could’ve been mitigated by the way because these same politicians knew there will… https://t.co/MfbQJOIOKX

— Seth Doe Esq (@seth_doe22) June 7, 2026

The obsession with handing out awards in this country needs to be studied. If outcomes on the ground don’t match the praise, then what exactly is being rewarded?

Best Regional Minister for what exactly?
Floods, no streetlights or poor sanitation? Jokes https://t.co/N0GxY8JXxp

— First Lady (@mayfred__) June 7, 2026

Awarding yourself for doing absolutely nothing while floods are happening all over the place with people losing their livelihood is a high level of insensitivity. This and the E-levy cake are at the same level of disrespect. https://t.co/hRzhH2remR

— rondo. (@Koffy_9) June 7, 2026

But the thing too is so uncouth and illegal. The President who appointed you, how can you bypass the President and give yourself an award by sponsoring a table or something. What are you communicating to the Head of State?

Imagine we’re here and Supreme Court judges start an… https://t.co/MfbQJOIOKX

— Seth Doe Esq (@seth_doe22) June 7, 2026