Suspended General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Mr.Kwabena Agyapong has hauled the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party Bernard Antwi Boasiako and the Multimedia Group before the High Court over alleged defamatory comments.
Lawyers for the embattled General Secretary are seeking from the court “an order compelling the first defendant to immediately cause to be retracted the defamatory statement via the same medium used in making them thus through the frequency modulation of the second defendant and to render an unqualified apology to the plaintiff via the same media.
“An order of the court compelling the first defendant to write a letter personally addressed to the plaintiff admitting his comments were untrue and unfortunate and given his tacit commitment never again to spew such falsehood and scandalous defamatory remarks on the person of the plaintiff," in a writ sighted by Peacfmonline.com.
They are also seeking among other reliefs, GHC400, 000 as punitive and exemplary damages to the plaintiff as damages for the defamatory comments (he the defendant said about the plaintiff).
In a notice earlier served by his lawyers, Sarfo Gyamfi and Associates and copied to Peacefmonline.com on 31st October, Mr. Agyapong asked Chairman Wontumi to retract a slanderous statement made against their client and his “tacit assurance that never again will you ever conduct yourself in such an unfortunate manner”.
According to the letter, Mr. Bernard Antwi Bosiako on October 28, 2017 on Kumasi based Nhyira FM made statements targeted at bringing the hard earned reputation of the suspended General Secretary into disrepute.
Lawyers for Mr. Kwabena Agyapong, Sarfo Gyamfi and Associates gave Chairman Wontumi a Friday 3rd November, 2017 deadline, to retract and apologize for the defamatory unsavory remarks he made against Kwabena Agyepong on the same platforms he used; Nhyira FM in Kumasi and Accra based Neat FM.
But Chairman Wontumi pooh-poohed on the demand and vowed that he "would never ever apologize to Mr. Kwabena Agyapong if that is what he is looking for.”
In a swift response to the notice, he maintained that any move to reinstate Mr. Kwabena Agyapong, would trigger major backlash and cause uproar within the party.
He also dared the embattled General Secretary to drag him to court, if he (Agyepong) so wishes.
And it seems Mr Agyapong has picked up the gauntlet.
Attached is a copy of the writ filed by lawyers for Kwabena Agyapong seeking legal redress for the falsehood and scandalous defamatory remarks on his person made by Chairman Wontumi.
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Good Show Kwabena. Its long overdue but but not late, We know you and Afoko are clean so go ahead and sue Wontumi to learn lessons.
We knew it that from day this people never wanted you to become chairman and Secretary.
Kwabena please redraw the case from the court and forgive Obinim. He is your brother and you all come from the same area. Why this? We are all praying for them to reinstate you. Why, little patient will help you and all of us. People say all sort of things about us. It sometimes hurt and brings your image down. I want to tell you that God is our judge. Be it true or not please let it go and God will strengthen you.
What boastful Wontumi and his rented faithfuls who are now accusing long-suffering party stalwart and faithful, Kwabena Agyei Agyapong should keep in their heads is that; position is not possession and that ungratefulness doesn't pay!
Today for them, tomorrow will be for another person.
Is Wontumi and cohorts accusing who are now accusing party stalwart, Kwabena Agyei Agyapong should keep in their heads is that; position is not possession!
Kwabina should READ your piece of comment well. He has FINISHED HIS POLITICAL CAREER as far as NPP is concerned. He should better join NDC as he preferred. That one too will cost NDC very well.
Bra Judas! What is it again? is the money you took from NDC to help send Nana to retirement finished? No one curse who God Bless. The pit you dug for Nana is the pit you find yourself in. You were to retire Nana through betrayal, now you are heading towards your political retirement because so far as NPP is concern, you are finished. We understand your actions because as the saying goes " any dying anniimmmaaall struggles before the last breath" and that's exactly where you are. God is not mocked, man will reap what he sows.
This shows that Kwabina is doing somebody (Party) bidding Period. He should NOT EVER accepted into the Party again. He should be in his suspension till Executive Election time. If you LOVE the Party as he has been saying, WHY he could NOT summon him to the Party NEC?
Well, Mr. Agyapong you know your party folks and their posturing. If the man cannot simply apologize and has blatantly said he will never do so, then it means he is really persuaded to do damage to your reputation and it is deliberate as it were. I thought those blaming you would say something to soothe the pain and anguish but they are covertly daring you to go ahead thinking there would be no favourable results for you. But be it as it may, I think the party should be learning something from the intransigence of some of the men at the forefront which does not augur well for smooth cohesion within your ranks. After all we cannot all hold the same views on a matter but it is for those who think they want a certain position established as the status quo, convince the others on the other side passionately to toe their line of thinking. They should be no insults, fights nor acrimonies. We either agree to disagree or disagree to agree. The end justifies the means and unity is engendered thereby.
Kwabena Agyapong go to court because wontumi seems to be a guy whose attitudes are not good. He seems NPP is for him alone. NPP will lose 2020 due to Wontumi as Nana Addo fears him. A chairman who can slapped MP and walk free, A chairman who can organized people to storm court and free people, who is Antwi Bosiako ???????
Kwabena with this stands and attitude is better to join NDC if you so wish.Going to court will not help your coming back.You have finished politically as a politican.
Good Show Kwabena. Its long overdue but but not late, We know you and Afoko are clean so go ahead and sue Wontumi to learn lessons. We knew it that from day this people never wanted you to become chairman and Secretary.
Kwabena please redraw the case from the court and forgive Obinim. He is your brother and you all come from the same area. Why this? We are all praying for them to reinstate you. Why, little patient will help you and all of us. People say all sort of things about us. It sometimes hurt and brings your image down. I want to tell you that God is our judge. Be it true or not please let it go and God will strengthen you.
What boastful Wontumi and his rented faithfuls who are now accusing long-suffering party stalwart and faithful, Kwabena Agyei Agyapong should keep in their heads is that; position is not possession and that ungratefulness doesn't pay! Today for them, tomorrow will be for another person.
Is Wontumi and cohorts accusing who are now accusing party stalwart, Kwabena Agyei Agyapong should keep in their heads is that; position is not possession!
Kwabina should READ your piece of comment well. He has FINISHED HIS POLITICAL CAREER as far as NPP is concerned. He should better join NDC as he preferred. That one too will cost NDC very well.
Bra Judas! What is it again? is the money you took from NDC to help send Nana to retirement finished? No one curse who God Bless. The pit you dug for Nana is the pit you find yourself in. You were to retire Nana through betrayal, now you are heading towards your political retirement because so far as NPP is concern, you are finished. We understand your actions because as the saying goes " any dying anniimmmaaall struggles before the last breath" and that's exactly where you are. God is not mocked, man will reap what he sows.
This shows that Kwabina is doing somebody (Party) bidding Period. He should NOT EVER accepted into the Party again. He should be in his suspension till Executive Election time. If you LOVE the Party as he has been saying, WHY he could NOT summon him to the Party NEC?
Well, Mr. Agyapong you know your party folks and their posturing. If the man cannot simply apologize and has blatantly said he will never do so, then it means he is really persuaded to do damage to your reputation and it is deliberate as it were. I thought those blaming you would say something to soothe the pain and anguish but they are covertly daring you to go ahead thinking there would be no favourable results for you. But be it as it may, I think the party should be learning something from the intransigence of some of the men at the forefront which does not augur well for smooth cohesion within your ranks. After all we cannot all hold the same views on a matter but it is for those who think they want a certain position established as the status quo, convince the others on the other side passionately to toe their line of thinking. They should be no insults, fights nor acrimonies. We either agree to disagree or disagree to agree. The end justifies the means and unity is engendered thereby.
Kwabena Agyapong go to court because wontumi seems to be a guy whose attitudes are not good. He seems NPP is for him alone. NPP will lose 2020 due to Wontumi as Nana Addo fears him. A chairman who can slapped MP and walk free, A chairman who can organized people to storm court and free people, who is Antwi Bosiako ???????
Kwabena with this stands and attitude is better to join NDC if you so wish.Going to court will not help your coming back.You have finished politically as a politican.