Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has initiated a defamation lawsuit against Member of Parliament for South Dayi Constituency, Rockson Nelson-Defeamekpor, and Multimedia Group Limited.
Dr. Agyemang, who also serves as the New Patriotic Party Parliamentary candidate for Abuakwa South, alleges that on April 13, 2024, the South Dayi MP appeared on the Newsfile program on Joynews, a subsidiary of the Multimedia Group, and made defamatory statements about his character and reputation.
“In the course of the panel’s discussion on the recent investigations into activities at The Scholarship Secretariat by a group of journalists known as The Fourth Estate, the 2nd Defendant offered the platform to the 1st Defendant to defame the plaintiff by stating that the plaintiff has been using state funds to undertake international travels every week with first-class tickets,” a statement of claim filed by the lawyers of Dr. Agyemang on April 17, 2024, stated.
Dr. Kingsley Agyemang contends that the Member of Parliament’s assertion, disseminated both nationally and internationally through online platforms, was false and motivated by ill intent to portray him as a reckless spender of public funds, tarnishing his reputation in the eyes of the public.
In his legal action, the Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat has petitioned the Accra High Court for a directive compelling the defendants to retract and offer an apology for the alleged defamatory remarks.
Additionally, he seeks an award of GH₵20,000,000 in damages against them.