May 23, 2025
In a democracy increasingly distorted by digital falsehoods and politically charged defamation, the recent attack on Dr. Anne Sansa Daly is not merely an isolated smear but a deliberate act of character assassination. The timing, language, and source of the allegations suggest a calculated move to undermine the credibility of persons—especially women—associated with the National Democratic Congress (NDC), no matter how tenuous the link.
On May 22, 2025, a sensationalist article began circulating online, accusing Dr. Daly of fraudulently presenting herself as a medical doctor. The piece, published by an obscure outfit calling itself Whispers Media Network and echoed by Modern Ghana, claimed she had been “exposed” for holding no valid certificates to practice medicine in either Ghana or the United States. The story cited a letter from the Ghana Medical and Dental Council (MDC) and a supposed response from the American Board of Family Medicine. But a careful examination reveals a campaign rooted not in facts but in fabrication.
The Ghana Medical and Dental Council did indeed respond to a petition submitted by one Nii Amarh Amarteifio, CEO of Linmart Media Solutions. However, the Council’s letter never declared Dr. Daly a “fake” doctor. It simply confirmed that she is not currently licensed to practice in Ghana, as she is not on their roll. This is a procedural fact, not an indictment of her qualifications. Dr. Daly has never claimed to be licensed in Ghana—her medical credentials are American, and her practice has been within that jurisdiction. Therefore, the MDC, which only regulates medical practice within Ghana, is entirely outside its scope in commenting on her U.S. qualifications.
The attempt to conflate non-registration in Ghana with a lack of global qualification is both dishonest and misleading. According to her legal counsel, Peter Okudzeto, Dr. Daly is a U.S.-trained physician who specialized in Internal Medicine and is fully certified to practice in the United States. In a formal rejoinder issued on May 23, he dismantled the false narrative by highlighting the legal and professional illiteracy embedded in the publication. As he rightly pointed out, professionals do not lose their qualifications based on geographic boundaries. A Ghanaian lawyer visiting New York does not cease to be a lawyer simply because they’re not called to the New York Bar. Likewise, Dr. Daly’s identity as a doctor is not suspended simply because she is not registered in Ghana. The logic employed by the publication, as Okudzeto put it, belongs “to the dustbin of history.”
The motivations behind this attack become even clearer when one considers that Dr. Daly was present at a women’s conference hosted by the NDC and its flagbearer John Mahama. This trivial detail was weaponized in the publication to draw a political line between her professional image and the party’s public perception. It is an all-too-familiar tactic: target a woman with a platform, associate her with the opposition, and then dismantle her credibility through anonymous media hit jobs.
This is not journalism. This is propaganda. “Whispers Media Network” has no visible footprint. No registered editors, no contact information, no published record of prior journalism. Its anonymity is not incidental—it is intentional. It exists solely to produce political smear, amplified by more recognizable platforms that fail to do even basic editorial due diligence.
Dr. Daly’s legal team has issued a demand for retraction within 48 hours, a publication of her rejoinder with equal prominence, and a cease-and-desist notice to all entities perpetuating the defamatory claims. Failure to comply will trigger legal action—a move that could finally bring transparency to the shadowy web of political sabotage hiding behind proxy bloggers and ghost media houses.
What has happened to Dr. Anne Sansa Daly is not just an attack on her person. It is an attack on every Ghanaian who believes in truth, merit, and professional dignity. If this disinformation is allowed to stand, no public figure—especially women with diaspora backgrounds—will be safe from targeted vilification.
This is a test of our national conscience, and it must not be ignored.
