Court Slaps NDC’s Sammy Gyamfi With 500k Damages For Defamatory Claims Against NPP’s Napo


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General Jurisdiction High Court (12) presided over by Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah, has awarded Ghc 500,000.00 Ghana cedis in damages against the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC’s) National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, in favour of Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh.

In 2019, The then Minister for Education, and now Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, dragged Sammy Gyamfi, to court for defamation.

Dr. Prempeh, popularly called NAPO, who doubles as Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia South, wants the court to fine Sammy Gyamfi GH¢1 million for allegedly making alleged defamatory statements about him.

Aside from the huge cash fine, the writ of summons filed on June 25 by Sarkodie Baffuor Awuah & Partners, said Dr. Prempeh had asked the court to order Sammy Gyamfi to retract and apologize for the defamatory statement within seven days after the judgement.

Statement of Claim

In the plaintiff’s statement of claim, he averred that Sammy Gyamfi had greatly injured his positive image by falsely linking him to one Seidu Yakubu, aka ‘Mba’, the alleged ringleader in the kidnapping of the two Canadian girls in Kumasi recently.

The lawyers said the defendant’s statement had dented NAPO’s image both in Ghana and abroad, considering the fact that the said statement was widely captured in the media and other electronic platforms.

The statement said over his entire public and private life, NAPO has led a decent lifestyle worthy of emulation and so Sammy Gyamfi had no justification to link him with miscreants to dent his image.

According to him, Sammy Gyamfi, by his statement, intentionally portrayed NAPO as a person who supports thuggery, kidnapping and other illegal acts without any proof.

Plaintiff’s Request

Therefore, lawyers for NAPO prayed the court to restrain Sammy Gyamfi and his agents from further making or publishing defamatory words against him.

They also urged the court to order Sammy Gyamfi to apologize and retract the defamatory statement with the same prominence the defamatory words received within seven days after the judgment.

By Court

In Court today 13 October 2022, Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah, in his judgment indicated that the plaintiff (NAPO), has established that indeed Sammy Gyamfi by his comments defamed Matthew Opoku Prempeh.

The Court awarded damages of GHc 500,000.00 Ghana cedis and restrain Sammy Gyamfi and and also ordered him and his agents from further making or publishing defamatory words against the Energy Minister.

The Court also order Sammy Gyamfi, to apologize and retract the defamatory statement with the same prominence the defamatory words received within seven days after the judgment.


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