Here is why this old video of Sefa Kayi and Sammy Gyamfi is trending

An old video of renowned broadcaster Kwami Sefa Kayi advising the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD), Sammy Gyamfi, against defaming others has resurfaced online. This comes after Gyamfi filed a defamation lawsuit against popular media personality Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, also known as Afia Schwarzenegger.

In the video, Sefa Kayi expressed surprise that Sammy Gyamfi had once accused him of using his radio platform to “perpetuate fraud and hypocrisy.” He recounted how Gyamfi made the accusation on Okay FM, a sister station of Peace FM, and later apologised privately during a phone call.

However, Sefa Kayi said he asked Gyamfi to issue a public apology using the same platform where the comment was made, but Gyamfi declined. Instead, according to Sefa Kayi, Gyamfi encouraged other NDC communicators to repeat the statement on various radio platforms.

On the morning of Friday, April 12, 2019, when Gyamfi appeared as a panelist on Sefa Kayi’s show on Peace FM, the host said he was surprised that Gyamfi “was able to come on his show after insulting him on another radio station.”

As a result, he asked Gyamfi to leave the studio.

Initially, Gyamfi maintained that he had already addressed the matter in a private conversation and said the show should not be used to resolve personal issues. But Sefa Kayi insisted otherwise, stating that Gyamfi had not acted to correct the defamatory remark.

“I drew your attention to it, and you [Gyamfi] did nothing about it. The only other opportunity I have is on my show,” he said.

“So for you to come here and sit on this show, I am surprised, because I would not have been able to go on that person’s platform.”

He continued that he felt compelled to speak on the issue publicly since Gyamfi had refused to apologise on air. “I’m not going to hide it,” he added.

Sefa Kayi then offered Gyamfi some advice:

“I think nobody has defamed you before or lied about you publicly. You are growing in politics and in public life. One day, when someone does the same thing to you, you will understand me, when really, all you have left is your name, your reputation. Today, it may seem very trivial to you, but one day, you will understand. Especially when your children are growing up, you’re married, you have a successful law career, I know you’re a smart guy, and someone defames you, you will understand why I am doing what I am doing today. You know the saying, ‘social media doesn’t forget.’ One day, someone will Google my name, and that story will appear. So it’s not trivial, and it’s not that I’m bringing up old issues. I feel pained that you did that.”

Meanwhile, Sammy Gyamfi has taken legal action against Afia Schwarzenegger, seeking GH¢10 million in damages for alleged defamation.

According to court documents cited by GhanaWeb, Gyamfi claimed that Afia defamed him in a statement made in Twi.

The court document quoted Afia Schwarzenegger as saying:

“Tell Sammy Gyamfi’s wife that I am greeting her. Her husband is still buying cars for girls in Legon. I am holding the list. What will make you know that I am holding the list is that I am going to call my informant… I am calling my informant. Akumaa, be wild, be wild, that Sammy Gyamfi’s girl, I have forgotten her name, send it to me again. Yes, and add the whole list. Yes, send it to me. Send everything. I am waiting.

“So, tell Sammy Gyamfi’s wife that her husband is doing a lot of work at Legon, he is really working there. But truly, what will his wife even say?”

Through his lawyer, Gyamfi, who is also the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), described the comments as defamatory.

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