A High Court in Accra has issued a writ of summons ordering Kwame A-Plus, a popular Ghanaian musician and political activist, to appear in court in eight days.
According to the writ, issued on July 16, 2022, Alberta Afia Akoto, the plaintiff, has commenced legal action against Kwame A-Plus, the defendant, for allegedly defaming her.
The writ, signed by Chief Justice of Ghana, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo (Mrs.), states that Kwame A-Plus is required to enter an appearance in court within eight days, inclusive of the day of service, or risk judgment being given in his absence without further notice.
Afia Akoto, a businesswoman and former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), for defamation, seeking damages of GHS 5,000,000.00 (Five Million Ghana Cedis).
The plaintiff alleges that A-Plus made defamatory statements about her on his Facebook page, which were republished by various media outlets.
“Afia Akoto states that the allegations made by A-Plus are pure fabrications and contain no iota of truth,” the writ filed by her lawyers states.
The plaintiff is seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining A-Plus from further publishing or causing to be published the said or similar words defamatory of her.
Afia Akoto is also seeking an order directed at A-Plus to retract the foul statements about her contained in the Facebook publications of 12th July 2024, together with an apology to her, in the medium and with the same prominence.
The defendant has eight days to enter an appearance or risk judgment being given in his absence.