The Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, has filed a defamation lawsuit against his colleague, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, MP for Assin South, over a social media post.
The suit stems from a May 8, 2025, post by Rev. Ntim Fordjour on X (formerly Twitter), alleging that Majority Chief Whip, Rockson Dafeamekpor, then Vice Chair of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, received GH¢360,000 from former National Signals Bureau boss, Kwabena Adu-Boahene to aid the passage of a Legislative Instrument.
Kwabena Adu-Boahene rejected allegations of financial misconduct, offering a detailed explanation of how GH¢49.1 million in question was disbursed.
He said GH¢960,000 and GH¢309,000 were provided as allowances to MPs on the Defence and Interior Committee and the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, respectively, during the passage of the NSB Act and its associated Legislative Instrument.
In the same post, Rev. Fordjour called for a transparent investigation involving Dafeamekpor, suggesting that once such a probe begins, the NDC and other individuals allegedly involved in the misappropriation of GH¢49 million would have to account for their roles.
However, in a statement of claim, Mr. Dafeamekpor rejected the allegations, describing the post as false, malicious, and defamatory.
He contends that the publication has caused significant damage to his reputation, led to economic losses, disrupted his professional activities, and caused emotional distress.
“The Plaintiff has further suffered economic harm, loss of business, disruption to his professional activities, and extreme emotional distress as a result of the widespread dissemination and continuous accessibility of the defamatory statements.
“The Plaintiff says that the defamatory statements made by the Defendant and published on “X” formerly “Twitter” are untrue and same was made with calculated malice, aforethought in order to paint the plaintiff as a person who is corrupt and accepts bribes to pass Legislations of Parliament.”
Mr. Dafeamekpor is seeking a retraction and apology from Rev. Fordjour and has requested an interlocutory injunction to restrain him, his agents, and associates from further publishing or disseminating the alleged defamatory statements pending the final determination of the case.
“An order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant from making or in any other way, causing to be published any further defamatory statements about the Plaintiff. An order directed at the Defendant to retract the said defamatory statement made about the Plaintiff and posted online.”
The claims come as Adu-Boahene faces trial over charges including stealing, money laundering, and causing financial loss to the state. The court has adjourned the case to May 26 for a case management conference.
