Personal legal professional Martin Kpebu has actually prompted Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin not to go back to court over his GH cents 15 million disparagement fit versus Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi, following the termination of the case by the High Court.
According to him, the 2 celebrations need to fix the matter agreeably, arguing that continued lawsuits might weaken cooperation in between the federal government and opposition Members of Parliament.
Speaking on JoyFM’s Leading Story on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Mr Kpebu stated the termination of the fit implied there was no pending case avoiding public conversation of the problems surrounding it.
“Once the writ has actually been set out, or the case has actually been dismissed, there’s absolutely nothing before the court, so there’s no danger at all. You discuss it, you’re totally free to,” he stated.
On Wednesday, October 14, the High Court’s General Jurisdiction 1 threw away Mr Afenyo-Markin’s GH cents 15 million disparagement match, ruling that the writ was incurably faulty and inept and might not correctly conjure up the court’s jurisdiction.
The court depended on Coleman v Newmont on the appropriate procedural guideline and Owusu Domena on the requirement to raise objections quickly.
The judgment brought procedures under the malfunctioning writ to an end however did not identify whether the declarations experienced were defamatory.
Mr Afenyo-Markin revealed the claim in Parliament on August 24, 2026, following claims of extortion made versus him in the middle of a conflict including GoldBod and the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme.
The fit called Mr Gyamfi and Multimedia Group Limited as offenders, with the Minority Leader keeping that the claims were incorrect and desired to harm his credibility.
The case likewise produced dispute over service of the writ. Mr Gyamfi authorised his legal representatives, Ayine & & Partners, to accept the court files, while Mr Afenyo-Markin’s legal representatives later on stated service had actually been finished and declined claims that their customer was preventing it.
Reacting to a concern on whether the media might continue reporting on the debate without running the risk of contempt of court or breaching an injunction, Mr Kpebu stated there was no legal obstacle he understood following the termination of the match.
He, nevertheless, warned that media conversations might still expose people to fresh legal action if they included defamatory declarations.
“Except, naturally, if in discussing it, perhaps specific declarations are made which are defamatory, then I believe Afenyo-Markin should have the right to take legal action against once again,” he stated.
- Read likewise: High Court tosses out Afenyo-Markin’s GH cents 15m disparagement fit versus Sammy Gyamfi
In spite of this, Mr Kpebu prompted the Minority Leader not to go back to court over the existing conflict, requiring a friendly resolution.
“I likewise think he should not go. I believe he should not return to court,” he included.
Mr Kpebu argued that lawsuits of this nature might strain relations in between the federal government and opposition legislators, especially when both sides continued to take part in public company regardless of their political distinctions.
He stated succeeding federal governments had actually supported opposition MPs in numerous methods, consisting of through advancement jobs such as roadway building and construction in their constituencies.
“It’s not simply this federal government. For as long as I’ve been politically conscious, federal government typically engages opposition MPs and attempts to support them,” he stated.
He preserved that such engagements were not uncommon in Ghana’s political system and questioned the sustainability of pursuing legal action while the federal government and opposition continued to comply on other matters.
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