Lawyers for the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Hon. Vincent Ekow Assafuah, have demanded the immediate retraction of what they describe as a false attribution linking their client to the Ghana Today podcast.
The legal representatives are also demanding an unqualified apology from political commentator Hopeson Adorye over a Facebook publication in which, according to the lawyers, Mr. Adorye identified Mr. Assafuah as the originator of the Ghana Today podcast.
The demand was contained in a letter dated August 9, 2026, signed by lawyer Stephen Nsiah Opoku of Kulendi @ Law on behalf of Mr. Assafuah.
According to the lawyers, the matter arose from a Facebook post published by Mr. Adorye on or about August 8, 2026.
They said Mr. Adorye reproduced a post originally published by Ghana Today, together with an accompanying image, and introduced it to his audience with the statement:
“This is Hon Vincent Assafua the originator of Ghana Today podcast. I will surely respond in equal measure.”
The lawyers contend that the statement amounted to a direct attribution of the Ghana Today platform and the publication in question to Mr. Assafuah.
They argue that the wording conveyed to the public that their client owned, controlled, operated or was otherwise responsible for the Ghana Today platform and the material published through it.
In the demand letter, the lawyers said Mr. Assafuah had instructed them to state “unequivocally” that he is neither the owner nor the originator of the Ghana Today podcast.
They further stated that their client had no authorship, control, responsibility for, or involvement whatsoever in the publication reproduced by Mr. Adorye.
The legal representatives therefore described the attribution as having “no factual basis” and argued that it created a false impression about their client’s connection to the publication.
“The attribution of Ghana Today and its publication to our Client, therefore, has no factual basis and creates a false impression concerning his involvement in, and responsibility for, the publication in question,” the lawyers stated.
The lawyers also argued that the Facebook publication, when considered in its entirety, was capable of exposing their client to public ridicule, criticism, hostility and reputational harm.
They specifically pointed to Mr. Adorye’s statement that he would “respond in equal measure”.
According to them, the statement, when read together with the alleged false attribution, could reinforce the impression that Mr. Assafuah was responsible for the Ghana Today publication and should therefore be held accountable for its contents.
The lawyers consequently maintained that an immediate correction of the alleged attribution was necessary.
As part of the demand, Mr. Adorye has been given 48 hours from the time he receives the letter to pull down and retract the publication and the alleged false attribution.
The lawyers are also demanding that he publish an unqualified apology to Mr. Assafuah on the same Facebook platform on which the disputed statement was published.
The demand comes with a warning that failure to comply within the stipulated period could lead to further legal action.
“Should you fail, refuse or neglect to comply within the stipulated period, our Client shall, without further notice, pursue all appropriate legal remedies available to him, including claims for damages and other reliefs as the law may permit,” the lawyers stated.
They added that nothing contained in the letter constituted a waiver of any of their client’s rights or remedies, all of which they said remained expressly reserved.
The demand letter was addressed to Mr. Hopeson Adorye in Accra and dated August 9, 2026.
As of the date of the letter, the document did not indicate whether Mr. Adorye had responded to the allegations or the demand for a retraction and apology.
The dispute now hinges on the alleged attribution of the Ghana Today podcast to Mr. Assafuah and whether the publication will be retracted within the 48-hour period demanded by his lawyers.
By 1960news.com
