Ralph St Williams Blasts Ridge Nurse Rejoice Tsotsoo After Report Cleared Him: “She Was Coached”
- Ralph St Williams has addressed Ridge Hospital nurse Rejoice Tsotsoo Bortei after he was cleared of allegedly assaulting her by a committee investigation
- Ralph accused Bortei and GRNMA General Secretary David Tenkorang-Twum of being part of a political setup against him due to his fight for healthcare reform
- A Health Ministry committee investigating the Ridge Hospital incident concluded there was no medical or video evidence to show Ralph assaulted nurse Bortei
- Speaking with YEN.com.gh, journalist Stella Annan criticised all parties involved for failing to handle the situation in a mature manner
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Controversial Ghanaian social activist, Ralph St Williams, has blasted the Ridge Hospital nurse who accused him of assault.
Source: Facebook
In a video seen by YEN.com.gh, Ralph St Williams addressed the findings of the Ridge Hospital committee, which cleared him of the allegation levelled against him by Rejoice Tsotsoo Bortei.
The activist stormed the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly known as Ridge, on Sunday, August 17, 2025, and got into an altercation with nurses at the emergency centre.
Ralph St Williams furiously blasted them in a viral video for failing to promptly attend to patients, including one who was in critical condition.
In the aftermath of the incident, Rejoice Tsotsoo Bortei accused Ralph of assaulting her and dislocating her shoulder in the process.
She sued him at the Accra High Court for assault and defamation and later conducted an interview in which she accused him of leading a group of men to target her.
Ralph St Williams replies Nurse Rejoice Bortei
The Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, set up a committee to probe the alleged assault at the hospital.
The committee’s report cleared Ralph St Williams, noting that there was no evidence he assaulted the nurse.
Ralph has finally responded to the report, stating that it was evident from the beginning that he was being set up.
He accused the nurse of being manipulated by the General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA), David Tenkorang-Twum, for his own political purposes.
The TikTok video of Ralph St Williams is below:
Ralph St Williams sued by "assaulted" nurse
Ralph St Williams's reaction to the Ridge report's findings came amid a lawsuit filed against him by the nurse he allegedly assaulted, Rejoice Tsotsoo Bortei.
Documents circulating on social media showed that the nurse sued Ralph St Williams for GH¢7 million at the Accra High Court on August 20, 2025, alleging assault and defamation.
According to a writ of summons sighted by YEN.com.gh on August 22, 2025, Bortei is demanding GH₵ 5 million in damages for battery and an additional GH₵ 2 million for defamation.
A Twitter post with details of the lawsuit against Ralph St Williams is below:
In an interview with YEN.com.gh, Ghanaian journalist Stella Annan addressed the Ridge Hospital saga.
"This Ridge hospital situation has exposed an unfortunate situation in some government hospitals. In my view, both sides are partly at fault. When Ralph and his people got into the emergency ward, those in charge could have managed the situation in a way to de-escalate and prevent Ralph from ranting on social media. Ralph should have also exhibited a little more patience in dealing with the nurses," she said.
Annan also criticised the committee's report and said they should have done more to probe the alleged assault and also brokered a dialogue between the aggrieved parties to reach a negotiated settlement.
"The committee needed to do more to bring out the real facts of the matter so that the situation could be addressed, especially with the assault situation. The committee needs to probe further and sit both parties down to bring out the truth in the case so that such situations do not repeat themselves again, especially in our government hospitals." she added.
Ralph St Williams denies slapping pregnant nurse
Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that Ralph St Williams denied claims that he slapped a pregnant nurse at the Ridge Hospital during the altercation with nurses.
The spokesperson for Ridge nurses', Sarah Danquah, alleged that the association possessed a video of the activist assaulting a pregnant nurse in reaction to the committee report clearing him.
He replied in a video that he did not slap anyone and explained the encounter he had with the pregnant nurse at the facility.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
