The Kumasi High Court has ordered that the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Bosiako aka Chairman Wontumi be served by substituted service in the defamatory suit filed against him by NPP's suspended General Secretary Kwabena Agyapong.
Confirming on Okay FM's 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Counsel for the suspended General Secretary, Nana Fredua Agyemang Osborn explained that efforts to reach Chairman Wontumi by the bailiff to be served with the summons writ have proved futile.
"That is why we have gone to court for such actions be taken, copies will be posted at the NPP regional office, High Court and Circuit Court notice boards," he said.
He mentioned that once it is done, it can be concluded that he (Chairman Wontumi) has been served with copies of the writ of summons and thus can no longer evade trial.
Mr.Kwabena Agyapong 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 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.”
Source: Isaac kwame Owusu/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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A house divided against itself cannot stand.
All these people attacking Kwabena Agyepong must be reminded that Kwabena was Akuffo Addo’s right-hand man when this political dispensation began. He traveled the length and breadth of the country with your pinup. Someone may ask what happened. Well, that’s part of the political game. We must agree to disagree. These latter-day saints around Akuffo Addo ought to remind themselves that what goes around comes around.
who told you that wontumi is more relevant than kwabena in the ashanti region wen it comes to electoral fortune. let wontumi continues to misbehave and lets see wat will happen in 2020; voter apathy. people should know tat we restrained ourselves and still voted for npp in 2016 cos of what ndc was doing. if behaviours of people like wontumi, obiri boahen, freddy blay and john boadu continues esp when it comes to suspension and reinstatement,then what happened in the ndc in the voter region will happen in the ashanti region and other parts of the country in 2020. we knew people cannot be suspended forever but now it seems that was the thinking...its not true that npp won despite the suspension but what is true is that we put aside the pain and still voted for nana just to show that we had no evil intention against his ambition as it was mischievously put out there at the time. i know arrogance of power ll still get some people blinded.
Kwabena Agyepong will NEVER hold any executive position in NPP. His political aspirations or career to ended with NPP.
***barred word*** Kwabena Agyapong is a traitor. Has he forgotten history so soon? Has he forgotten about his late father during the AFRC era? He is a BIG ***barred word***! NPP should expel him from the party because he will still remain 'JUDAS' in the party. A traitor of the century and a devil in disguise one should be very careful with. He is a ***barred word*** with no conscience at all. He is an ***barred word***.
I can confidently say that Kwabena Love NPP more than most of you here calling him a traitor. The fact that his views and the way he sees and manage things differ from other people in the party, doesn't make him an enemy. Kwabena has really sacrificed for our party. this is not how we should reward our loyal members. Kwabana can never dine with the NDC, The only problem was the way he wanted to manage the party was different from the way other team members wanted to and that brought those confusions. This does make him enemy or traitor. we must honor our heroes.
Is neither here or there. If wontumi has a case he should go for the sermon and be prepared to go to the court. Defamation of character is very serious.
That's all Kwabena Agyepong knows creating confusion in the party. He will never succeed.
if you think Kwabena Agyapong is a traitor then you are retarded
The law should set an example for others to follow. We are tired of pride and arr--ce.