{"id":369346,"date":"2017-11-08T06:03:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T06:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=369346"},"modified":"2017-11-08T06:03:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T06:03:32","slug":"kwabena-agyapong-sues-wontumi-demands-ghc400000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/kwabena-agyapong-sues-wontumi-demands-ghc400000\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwabena Agyapong sues Wontumi; demands GHc400,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The suspended General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party, Kwabena Agyapong, has sued the Ashanti Regional chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi and Kumasi-based Nhyira FM for defamation.<\/p>\n<p>In a suit sighted <strong>Citi News<\/strong>, Mr. Agyapong is asking the court to compel Chairman Wontumi to retract claims to the effect that the suspended executive plotted to ensure the NPP\u2019s defeat in the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<p>He is also seeking GHc 400,000\u00a0in damages.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_307008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-307008\" style=\"width: 582px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307008\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Chairman-Wontumi.jpg\" alt=\"Chairman Wontumi\" width=\"582\" height=\"362\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-307008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chairman Wontumi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chairman Wontumi did not respond favorably to an earlier letter from Mr. Agyapong\u2019s lawyers demanding an apology for the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Agyapong had said he wanted the retraction \u201cvia the same medium [Nhyira FM] 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Agyapong also requested an apology letter from Chairman Wontumi \u201cadmitting 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NPP suspended its 2nd Vice Chairman, Sammy Crabbe, alongside Mr. Agyapong in 2015, after they were accused of publicly rebelling\u00a0against the\u00a0party\u2019s decision to indefinitely suspend its National Chairman, Paul Afoko.<\/p>\n<p>This suit comes at a time some persons and groups have been campaigning for the reinstatement of Mr. Kwabena Agyapong.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether this court action will in anyway affect a possible reinstatement, considering the popularity of Chairman Wontumi within the NPP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspended General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party, Kwabena Agyapong, has sued the Ashanti Regional chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi and Kumasi-based Nhyira FM for defamation. 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