A Ghanaian cleric, Apostle Adei Jnr, has urged young people in the country to stop using abusive language on social media, Modern Ghana reports. The call was made public in a report published by the outlet on Tuesday, 29 September 2026.
According to Modern Ghana, the apostle directed his appeal at the youth, asking them to stay away from insulting and abusive expression in their online interactions. The report did not include further details of where or when he made the remarks.
The appeal comes amid wider public discussion in Ghana about the tone of political and personal exchanges on social media. Other outlets have carried related commentary in the same period. GhanaWeb reported that Ernest Anyidoho, a former deputy general secretary of the National Democratic Congress, asked President John Mahama whether he had heard remarks by Kevin Taylor about former President John Kufuor. MyJoyOnline reported that lawyer Bobby Benson spoke out against reputation attacks on social media in Ghana. Peacefmonline.com published a piece titled "From Sense-of-Humour To 'Sense-of-Insult?'", and the Ghanaian Times ran an article on social media, the politics of insults and the future of the country's democracy.
Together, the reports point to a continuing debate among public figures, lawyers and commentators about how far online speech should go, and what it means for political life in Ghana.
It remains to be seen whether the apostle's appeal draws responses from other religious leaders or from groups working on online conduct in the country.
