The president's deputy Chief of Staff Asenso Boakye has sued entertainer-turned-political activist Kwame Asare Obeng also known as A-Plus for ¢20m cedis for defamation.
The deputy Chief of Staff said in his statement of claim, A-Plus who is popular on social media, has waged and sustained "defamatory attacks with malice aforethought."
He referred to two facebook posts on 27 August 2017 and May 23, 2018 where A-Plus told his over 23,000 followers, top government official are corrupt amid insults.
Asenso Boakye said his professional and political reputation built over 15 years has been hurt "in the most damaging fashion" when his name was mentioned in the post.
Represented by Samson Lardy Anyenini, the deputy Chief of Staff prayed the court to grant him nine reliefs and declarations which include an unconditional retraction and an unqualifed apology published in the Daily Graphic.
He also wants eight million cedis for aggravated and exemplary damages and ¢12m compensation for injury to character.
The suit becomes the second in barely two weeks after the Communications minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful also sued A-Plus who has transitioned from music to politics to business.
In May, A-Plus accused the Minister of being involved in “some shady deals at the Communications Ministry and National Communication Authority (NCA).”
The minister handed a June 1 deadline for A-Plus to apologise but the political activist called her bluff.
Her counsel Gary Nimako Marfo filed a defamation suit afterwards but A-Plus responded 'bring it on'.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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next time when u want to campaign for votes do not involve all these hungry looking so called celebrities. u see the mess u ple have caused urself. i knew this A-plus guy was going to be a big problem for npp if they win the 2020 elections and here we are. the guy is not satisfied with anything. i am not sure what kind of contract he is looking for that he is all over the place insulting these ple. i knew he will be a very greedy person. he feels like his the most intelligent person in this country. greediness will kill u A plus or minus or whatever ur stup1@d name is. it seems like he has switched camp to the ndc now.
ghanaians shld vote out NPP so that some of these fokin ppl will not waste our resources
NPP has failed Ghanaians
YOU SEE IF YOU BRING A BABY LION HOME AND TREAT IT AS A PET WHEN IT GROWS YOU CAN NOT ENTER YOUR OWN HOUSE. WHEN A PLUS WAS MISBEHAVING AND CALLING PRESIDENTS NAMES PEOPLE WERE HAPPY HE WAS A GOOD FELLOW NOW THAT THE TABLES ARE TURNING PEOPLE ARE RUSHING TO COURT. WHERE IS A PLUS GOING TO GET MONEY TO PAY FOR ALL THIS DAMAGES? THE MAN MAY END UP IN JAIL UNLESS THE PRESIDENT AS USUAL CLEAR HIS AND MAKE IT A HOUSE MATTER CASE CLOSE. YOU WERE DOING YOUR MUSIC YOU NOW SAY YOU WILL DO FULL TIME POLITICS NOW LOOK AT YOU.
Very good...!!