Blay Nyameke Armah, the Member of Parliament for Sekondi, has initiated a defamation lawsuit at the High Court of Justice in Accra against three parties: Lawuratu Musah-Saka, the Jospong Group of Companies, and Ignite Media Group.
The lawsuit arises from allegedly defamatory remarks broadcast on the widely viewed television programme Good Morning Ghana and subsequently shared across various social media platforms.
In a writ dated April 9, the plaintiff claims that the first defendant falsely accused him of involvement in transnational drug trafficking, including possession of 3,000 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of $350 million.
Further allegations suggested that Armah had fled to a neighbouring country to avoid arrest and that his son had been detained in connection with the alleged crimes.
According to the suit, these statements have caused substantial damage to Armah’s personal and professional reputation, tarnishing his image as a lawyer, businessman, and Member of Parliament.
He asserts that the accusations were made maliciously, without any factual basis, and intended to depict him as the leader of a criminal organization.
As part of his legal action, Armah is seeking remedies as follows.
A judicial declaration that the statements made were false, defamatory, and made with malice, a full retraction and public apology by the defendants, to be given the same level of visibility as the original broadcast, a perpetual injunction to prevent the defendants from making further defamatory remarks, general, aggravated, punitive, and compensatory damages totaling GH₵10 million and legal costs and any other relief the court may deem fit.
By: J.W Quarm
