Leading member of NPP slapped with GH¢500,000

The Agona Swedru High Court has awarded general damages of GH¢500,000 against Kwame Egyire Annan, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party in the Agona East Constituency, for making defamatory remarks about Prof. Kwesi Yankah, the NPP parliamentary candidate for the constituency in the 2020 general elections.

The court also awarded costs of GH¢5,000 against the defendant in favour of the plaintiff.

The presiding judge, Justice Felix Datsumor, ruled that the comments made about the plaintiff were false and restrained the defendant from making any further statements against him.

He therefore ordered the defendant to retract the comments made about Prof. Yankah and to use the same platform to apologise to him, while urging the plaintiff to accept the apology.

The defendant was reported to have made the defamatory remarks on December 13, 2024, during a morning show on Movement Television hosted by Kweku Dawurow. He had claimed that Prof. Yankah failed to use funds, logistics, and other resources provided to him for his 2020 parliamentary campaign in Agona East.

Annan also alleged that Prof. Yankah refused to release campaign funds and materials to the party, a situation he claimed contributed to the party’s defeat in the constituency.

Speaking to the media after the ruling, Justice Abudulai, counsel for the plaintiff, expressed gratitude to the court for the decision in favour of Prof. Yankah, although he noted that they had sought GH¢1 million in damages.

He also used the opportunity to caution politicians to be mindful of their public statements to help sustain democracy in the country…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>