Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has condemned Counsellor George Lutterodt for promoting “rape culture”.

He said rape and violence against women are something Ghanaians should not joke with.

He added that Ghana should develop a robust environment to protect women.


“Rape and violence against women are not something we should joke or toy with. We need to develop a more robust environment for protecting our wives, daughters, sisters, and mothers,” he tweeted.

His comment comes after the counsellor in an interview on a local TV station Wednesday, July 8, claimed that victims of rape at a point ‘enjoy’ the act.

His comments have been greeted with lots of condemnation from celebrities such as Nana Aba Anamoah, Juliet Ibrahim, Lydia Forson, and Sister Deborah.

Meanwhile, a petition to the Ministry of Communications and National Communications Authority to ban the counsellor from being empanelled on all television and radio stations has since gathered momentum on social media.

Rape and violence against women is not something we should joke or toy with. We need to develop a more robust environment for protecting our wives, daughters, sisters and mothers. https://t.co/Fr7Vk9xW9s

— Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) July 9, 2020