The Press Secretary to the Vice President, Ama Pratt, has faced backlash on social media, particularly on X, following the circulation of a video showing her during an interview with JoyNews.

The interview focused on whether Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang had contacted the relevant authorities to obtain firsthand information about the alleged sexual abuse of 19 female students of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS).

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The school’s headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai, has since been interdicted over the allegations.

Following the interviewer’s question, Pratt said the question appeared to require her to disclose the Vice President’s daily schedule, which she said she could not provide.

“Again, now you're asking for, you know, personal day-to-day interactions of Her Excellency and I don't think that I'm at liberty to discuss that,” she said.

The interviewer interjected, clarifying that he was not asking Pratt to disclose details of the Vice President’s daily schedule but only to confirm whether she had spoken to the Education Minister or the police, given that she chairs the Police Council.

Pratt, however, burst into prolonged laughter before giving her second response, saying that they were abreast of all the information they needed to know.

“I'm saying that as we sit this evening, we know that the relevant authorities are on top of this issue and everything is being done to give the needed and professional support that our girls need to come out of this situation better, so to speak. So, for me, as a Ghanaian, I can rest easy knowing that everything that is needed to be done is being done,” she added.

Pratt’s laughter during the questioning appears to have angered some netizens, who argued that allegations of sexual assault involving 19 female students should not be treated lightly.

Some social media users said her reaction appeared to downplay the seriousness of the case, especially as the Vice President’s team had, just days earlier, advocated for women’s empowerment.

“Ama Pratt had the audacity to laugh in the face of a situation this horrific, and tomorrow she’ll turn around and organise Obaa Sima Summit and talk about empowering women,” one user wrote.

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They further argued that the Vice President’s Office should have issued a statement addressing the allegations, given that Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is the first woman in Ghana’s history to hold the office.

They added that the office’s handling of the issue so far had not been satisfactory.

Read some of the posts below:

Ama Pratt giving this non-response after convening and hosting the obasima women empowerment summit just last week is vile.

Do the Obuasi girls not deserve justice and empowerment?

Ghanaian girls deserve better.

— Wunpini F. Mohammed, Ph.D (@wunpini_fm) October 22, 2026

Last week, Ama Pratt (veep spokesperson) & associates held the Obasima Women Empowerment Summit. Many of the party big wigs were there.

All of them need to speak up and take action on the issue. It's time for them to leverage their social capital for justice by walking the talk.

— Wunpini F. Mohammed, Ph.D (@wunpini_fm) October 22, 2026

Ama Pratt had the audacity to laugh in the face of a situation this horrific, and tomorrow she’ll turn around and organise Obaa Sima Summit and talk about empowering women.👍🏾

— smallie wey dey mighty (@Britney_Tachie) October 22, 2026

Shocking reaction from @ama_pratt. What was she laughing at?

— Fuseini Issah (@fuseini) October 22, 2026

The Vice President and her office are a disappointment to women. Anything that has to do with women, they are never firm. They are always pussyfooting. Ama Pratt is always dodging questions to help her boss.

You are women, fight for women.

— Asamoah Ansong🇬🇭 (@AnsongAsamoah) October 22, 2026

Well, this is exactly what I was expecting from Ama Pratt. This is her level 💯

— KWESI 🦚 (@_JustKwesi) October 22, 2026

Sorry for the laugh?

— Emmanuel Samani (@_iamsamani) October 22, 2026

Another basic ball drop from the government, particularly the office of the Veep.. at least make a statement when the matter first came out.. you dier even feign concern for the girls mpo and ask for due process.

Nothing😂😂

— Yitso 💀 (@yao_dg) October 22, 2026

The government's general handling of this råpe issue has been shockingly bad.

People really vex.

If your sister were among the 19, is this what you want to hear the Vice President of your country (who is a woman) to be saying on national radio?

Disappointing.

— Gary Al-Smith (@garyalsmith) October 22, 2026

👨🏾‍🍳🇬🇭: this is not a skit? Or you people call wrong number? Herh😳

— Ölele Salvador🦅🇬🇭 (@OleleSalvador) October 22, 2026

Her tone alone is really pissing me off and the fact that she laughed? What’s funny here?

Is the entire issue a joke to her????????

— First Lady (@mayfred__) October 22, 2026

This press secretary is very incompetent. The vice president deserves a better handler.

— Che🇬🇭 (@CheEsquire) October 21, 2026

Smh

— Akosua Manu (@KozieOzie) October 23, 2026

Where are the political marketing and communication experts ?
What's the significance of the laughter and the cue to pick from it ?

— FOT (@bethefrank) October 22, 2026

@MaameAmaPratt what’s funny? Nobody asked you to give a rundown of the Veep’s daily activities. You were asked a simple question,has she spoken to the GES,the Education Minister or the Ghana Police about the rape allegations involving 19 victims? How is that difficult to answer? This is not about her schedule,Please be serious.

— 𝓔𝔀𝓾𝓻𝓪𝓫𝓮𝓷𝓪 (@AbenaAnders) October 22, 2026

This is the sort of communication u get when no one really knows the position of govt or the party… cos u r afraid to say something the party or govt doesn’t support. Reason govt must be clear on this matter… 19 girls can’t be wrong… and one man, right. Ah ba!

— Efo Chalpang (@Nyaba_Abu) October 21, 2026