GACL boss files GH¢10m defamation suit against former presidential staffer
Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, has sued Facebook user Samuel Bryan Buabeng over social media publications she says contain defamatory allegations linking her to alleged narcotics trafficking and abuse of office. According to a writ of summons filed at the Accra High Court, the GACL MD is […]
Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, the Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), has filed a GH¢10 million defamation lawsuit against Facebook user Samuel Bryan Buabeng. The lawsuit centers around a September 22, 2026, Facebook post that allegedly linked Opare to narcotics trafficking and abuse of office. The publication featured Opare's name and photograph alongside Frank Danquah, whom the post described as her "favourite member of staff" and "the AVSEC supervisor who aided the drug baron."
The post also alleged that Danquah had emptied bank accounts containing more than GH¢500,000. Opare's lawyers deny these allegations, stating that Danquah has no personal connection to her beyond their official roles and that she categorically rejects the description of Danquah as her "favourite member of staff." They further claim that Opare rejects any involvement in or benefit from alleged criminal activity.
The lawsuit seeks a declaration that the words and photographs published are false and defamatory, an order for Buabeng to delete the publication and remove all copies, a retraction and public apology, and a perpetual injunction to prevent further republishing of similar material. In addition to the GH¢10 million in general damages, Opare is seeking aggravated and exemplary damages.
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