The General Jurisdiction 1 of the Accra High Court has thrown out Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s GH¢15 million defamation suit against the CEO of Ghana Gold Board Sammy Gyamfi.
The court ssid it found the writ defective and incompetent, and ruled that it could not properly invoke the court’s jurisdiction.
In reaching its decision, the court relied on Coleman v Newmont on the applicable procedural rule and Owusu Domena on the requirement to raise objections promptly.
The ruling ends the proceedings under the defective writ. It concerns the procedural validity of the action rather than a determination of whether the statements complained of were defamatory.
Mr Afenyo-Markin announced the legal action in Parliament on 24 August 2026, saying it followed allegations of extortion made against him amid a dispute over GoldBod and the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme.
