Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson has blamed the media for the rise of embattled marriage counsellor, George Lutterodt.
The controversial counsellor has been warned by the Ghana Psychology Council to desist from using the title and also appearing on TV and radio to give counselling.
According to the Council, it’s against the law for an individual without the proper qualifications to hold him/herself out as a counsellor, thus Lutterodt is contravening the laws of Ghana by presenting himself as Counsellor Lutterodt.
Reacting to the story, Lydia Forson blamed the media for giving him the opportunity to insult women over the years.
She said: “Counselor†Lutterodt didn’t happen over night; radio, tv, producers, presenters etc all contributed to his notoriety. People chose “ratings†over respect, they enjoyed him mocking women, calling them ashawo and egged him on. If I see any of you people tweet about this ehâ€.
Lutterodt has however reacted to the Council and said he is a pastoral counsellor and free to give his opinion on issues.
"I am a pastoral counsellor... I have certificates, I have learnt and still learning. I was trained by a school… but the only challenge is that whatever training you have, it was made clear to us that our certificates cannot run circular,"
"Within what I have learnt so far, I am a qualified pastoral counsellor not by their council (Psychological Council) ...they cannot, till I die ban me in this country, never!" an angry Mr Lutterodt added.
"The freedom of speech in this country gives me the right as a gazetted Reverend Minister to share my opinion on every issue, I don't impose my opinion on anybody," he stressed.
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