Court of Appeal dismisses Abronye’s bid to halt Samson Lardy Anyenini defamation suit
The Court of Appeal in Kumasi has dismissed another application by Bono Regional NPP Chairman Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, seeking to halt the defamation suit brought against him and Wontumi Multimedia Company Limited by lawyer and journalist Samson Lardy Anyenini. A three-member panel presided over by Justice Eric Baah dismissed the application on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, and…
The Court of Appeal in Kumasi has dismissed another application by Bono Regional NPP Chairman Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye, seeking to halt the defamation lawsuit filed against him and his media company by lawyer and journalist Samson Lardy Anyenini. A panel of three justices dismissed the application on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, and ordered Abronye to pay GH¢10,000 in costs.
The lawsuit, filed in April 2025, concerns allegations that Anyenini made on Wontumi TV and Radio, describing him as a thief, dishonest, and corrupt, and alleging he received $50,000 to disparage Reverend John Ntim Fordjour. Abronye has not yet filed a response to the allegations, which have been under dispute for 18 months. His efforts to stop the lawsuit began with a challenge to its validity, but the High Court rejected his procedural objections.
The Court of Appeal's ruling marks another setback for Abronye's attempts to prevent the defamation case from moving forward in the Kumasi High Court.
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