Nana Asante Bediatuo, the former executive secretary to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has made yet another sporadic public appearance as he recovers from a stroke.
In a viral video widely circulated on Facebook on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, Asante Bediatuo was joined by businessman Osei Kwame ‘Despite’, former Blackstar defender Samuel Osei Kuffour, and other members of the East Legon Executive Club.
Asante Bediatuo dazzled the guests at the celebration when he took the microphone to perform a song for the crowd.
He was dressed in an all-black suit. Bediatuo performed Nana Tuffour’s hit track Nyankonton.
The 90s hit talks about life’s struggles in relation to poverty, ill health, and childlessness.
Kwame Despite and his friends looked enchanted by Bediatuo’s performance.
Sammy Kuffour, in the video, was spotted helping Bediatuo to stand on his feet by holding him, and also had a microphone to back him up.
It will be recalled that there was a rumour last year that Nana Asante Bediatuo had a 10-hour brain operation in the United States.
Bediatuo was a member of a delegation that accompanied the now former President Akufo-Addo to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he was reportedly feeling unwell.
The last we heard from the presidency regarding Nana Asante Bediatuo’s health issues was a few months ago, when the Office of the President issued a press statement.
According to the statement, Nana Bediatuo was ill and receiving treatment in the United States.
Last year, broadcast journalist Kwaku Annan had said that Asante Bediatuo’s condition was getting worse every day and that she had been transferred to a new location, where she would not be returning to assist President Akufo-Addo in a seamless transition.
But according to the most recent reports coming out of the United States, where he is undergoing treatment, he is recuperating more quickly.
“He is currently in stable condition and responding well to treatment,” read the statement verifying his recovery. The medical staff reports that Nana Bediatuo Asante is making good progress, and we’re still holding out hope that he’ll soon be fully recovered. During this trying time, we kindly ask for your continuous prayers and support for him and his family. When needed, more updates will be sent.
According to the report, Nana Asante Bediatuo is receiving post-recovery therapy and is working with therapists to learn how to walk and grasp.
Some Ghanaians, even, called for Nana Asante Bediatuo to be returned to Ghana so that he might receive medical care.
However, Nana Asante Bediatuo later returned to Ghana, according to reports in the early hours of Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Reports suggest he was discreetly flown into the country on a chartered flight from the United States, arriving at a time when the airport was less busy.
Nana Asante Bediatuo, some months later, then made his first public appearance at Akufo-Addo’s 81st birthday party.
Watch the video below: