The Awutu Senya East Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Stephen Ofosu Agyare, has instituted legal action against some constituency and branch executives of the party over what he describes as sustained defamatory attacks on his leadership and personal integrity.
Those standing trial include the Constituency Youth Organiser, Nash Adams Nyandey, his deputy Catherine Amosah, and five branch executives—Razak Tetteh Addo, Kojo Adande, Ebenezer Manaf Anim, Sufiyanu Halid, and Obed Wood.
According to a writ of summons issued by the Accra High Court and sighted by Citi News, Mr Ofosu Agyare is seeking GH₵500,000 in damages, in addition to legal costs and fees, over alleged defamatory publications made against him.
He is also asking the court to compel each defendant to publish an apology and retraction in a nationally circulated newspaper.
The plaintiff alleges that the defendants made defamatory statements about him on various WhatsApp platforms created to mobilise party members and promote the activities of the NDC.
Among the statements cited in the court documents are allegations that Mr Ofosu Agyare:
-paid individuals during party primaries to spread false claims against the Member of Parliament,
-lied about purchasing vehicles for the MP,
-attempted to unlawfully acquire land belonging to a former constituency chairman,
-engaged in illegal sand-winning operations using excavators, and
-misappropriated monthly constituency funds allegedly received from the national party.
Mr. Ofosu Agyare maintains that these allegations are false, malicious, and damaging to his reputation, insisting that they were deliberately circulated to undermine his leadership.
Sources within the NDC told Citi News that the court action has further strained already tense relations between the constituency chairman and some party executives, including the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor.
The constituency has reportedly been plagued by internal divisions since 2020, marked by a longstanding rivalry between the camp of the constituency chairman and that of the MP.
Despite several reconciliation efforts by senior party figures, including former President John Dramani Mahama, sources say the internal disagreements remain unresolved.
Confirming the legal action to Citi News, Mr. Ofosu Agyare said the lawsuit was necessary to protect and redeem his image, explaining that the defendants had, for more than six months, allegedly used pseudo and anonymous accounts to defame him.
By Samuel Nyamekye Jnr.
