Hopeson Adorye Sued Over Agyapa Document Plaintiff Demands Ghc10m In Damages

A former member of the New Patriotic Party and leading member of the Movement of alter, Hopeson Adoye is caught up in a defamation summons over his amplification of the controversial ‘AGYAPA’ document in circulation.

Hopeson Adoye has been dragged to court by Mr. Daniel Marfo Ofori-Atta, a State Secretary of the Ofori-Panin stool for referring to him as the author and Technical Director of the ‘AGYAPADE’ document which is crafted to annex Ghana’s property to members of the Ofori-Atta family and the Akyem people.

Management of Media General operators of  Onua TV and Onua Fm is also cited as 2nd Defendant in the suit on the grounds that, they are duty bound to ensure that the platform and resources it provides to its employees and panelists are not used to defame and/or infringe the rights and liberties of others.

The defamation suit which is seeking a recovery of the sum of Ten Million Ghana Cedis in General Damages including Aggravated and/or Exemplary Damages for Defamation by Hopeson Adoye (1st defendant) also seeks for an apology and retraction of the words complained of.

The suite further seeks for a declaration of a perpetual injunction refraining the Defendants whether by themselves, their servants, agents or assigns from ripening similar or other defamatory words against the Plainfff.

According to the writ of summons,  on or about 26/07/2024, 1st Defendant appeared as a panelist on the 2nd Defendant's programme "Onua Maakye" a programme carried on 2nd Defendant's Onua TV among others.

It said that, the 1st Defendant was given the unfettered and unrestrained chance and indeed was encouraged to run an unjustified commentary on and/or amplification of a document titled "Agyapadee" in relation to the Plaintiff, the entire membership of Ofori Panin Fie and Okyeman.

According to the plaintiff, the document is deliberately littered with the images of the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin and Dr. J. B. Danquah, the insignia of Okyeman and scurrilous references made to the Plaintiff, Ken Ofori-Attah, Nana Asante Bediatuo among others all subjects of Ofori Panin Fie clearly to misrepresent it as emanating from Ofori Panin Fie.

D. M. Ofori -Atta aver that, in their natural and ordinary meaning, the document and especially the commentary and/or amplifications thereon mean and are understood to mean that the Plaintiff authored the document as a scheme to conspire with others to steal, embezzle and covet national assets for their own use and to corrupt state institutions including the judiciary to amass wealth to themselves.

Plaintiff says further that in their natural and ordinary meaning the document and the commentary and/or amplifications thereon also mean and are understood to mean that the Plaintiff, the Ofori Panin Fie and Okyeman are conniving, anti - nationalists, saboteurs, corrupt and abusers of public office, among others.

Plaintiff avers emphatically that he has never authored, co - authored, written, co - written, provided a forward or any form of contribution towards the publication of the document, any other document, writing or discussion containing similar content as the said document or anything relating thereto and further states that the document does not emanate from Ofori Panin Fie or its subjects.

It says that the document, a propagandist piece which did not pass muster, had been in idle circulation for sometime and largely ignored, has only now been given life by the 1st Defendant on 2nd Defendant's platform and repeated by 1st Defendant and others on other platforms thereafter.

Plaintiff says that the matters contained in the document and amplified by the 1st Defendant on 2nd Defendant's platform though grave, are complete fabrications of devious minds and has caused serious harm to the reputation of the Plaintiff, members of the Ofori Pan-in Fie and indeed all subjects of Okyeman.

The plaintiff added that the document and 1st Defendant's comments and/or amplifications thereon are not only absolutely false and scandalous but also callous and engineered to bring public resentment to the Plaintiff, the Ofori Pan-in Fie and the entire Okyeman.

In consequence of the publication, the Plaintiff particularly, the Ofori Panin Fie and the entire Okyeman have suffered significant distress and embarrassment.

D.M Ofori-Atta aver that, the conduct of Hopeson Adoye, the Defendants has also generated a hate campaign against his person, the Ofori Panin Fie and the entire Okyeman.

Read attached the Writ of summons.