Daniel Nortey, a communications officer for Ghana's National Democratic Congress (NDC), has apologized for a remark in which he questioned what was wrong with rape, according to Adomonline.com. The outlet reported the apology on Wednesday, 21 October 2026.
Adomonline.com did not publish further details of the original comment or the circumstances in which Nortey made it. The outlet also gave no information on where the remark was made or how widely it had circulated before the apology.
The report identifies Nortey by his role as a communications officer within the NDC, Ghana's main opposition party. Adomonline.com's account does not indicate whether the party itself has responded to the comment or to the apology.
The headline and summary reviewed for this report contain no additional statements from Nortey, the party, or any other party official. No further comment from any of those parties was available in the material reviewed.
What to watch next: whether the NDC issues its own statement on the matter, and whether Nortey's position within the party's communications team is affected.