The Kumasi High Court has ordered that the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Bosiako aka Chairman Wontumi be served by substituted service in the defamatory suit filed against him by NPP's suspended General Secretary Kwabena Agyapong.
Confirming on Okay FM's 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Counsel for the suspended General Secretary, Nana Fredua Agyemang Osborn explained that efforts to reach Chairman Wontumi by the bailiff to be served with the summons writ have proved futile.
"That is why we have gone to court for such actions be taken, copies will be posted at the NPP regional office, High Court and Circuit Court notice boards," he said.
He mentioned that once it is done, it can be concluded that he (Chairman Wontumi) has been served with copies of the writ of summons and thus can no longer evade trial.
Mr.Kwabena Agyapong hauled the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party Bernard Antwi Boasiako and the Multimedia Group before the High Court over alleged defamatory comments.
Lawyers for the embattled General Secretary are seeking from the court “an order compelling the first defendant to immediately cause to be retracted the defamatory statement via the same medium 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."
“An order of the court compelling the first defendant to write a letter personally addressed to the plaintiff admitting 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."
In a notice earlier served by his lawyers, Sarfo Gyamfi and Associates and copied to Peacefmonline.com on 31st October, Mr. Agyapong asked Chairman Wontumi to retract a slanderous statement made against their client and his “tacit assurance that never again will you ever conduct yourself in such an unfortunate manner.”
According to the letter, Mr. Bernard Antwi Bosiako on October 28, 2017 on Kumasi based Nhyira FM made statements targeted at bringing the hard earned reputation of the suspended General Secretary into disrepute.
Lawyers for Mr. Kwabena Agyapong, Sarfo Gyamfi and Associates gave Chairman Wontumi a Friday 3rd November, 2017 deadline, to retract and apologize for the defamatory unsavory remarks he made against Kwabena Agyepong on the same platforms he used; Nhyira FM in Kumasi and Accra based Neat FM.
But Chairman Wontumi pooh-poohed on the demand and vowed that he "would never ever apologize to Mr. Kwabena Agyapong if that is what he is looking for.”
Source: Isaac kwame Owusu/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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if wontumi is a man,he should allow himself to be served. now high brains at work so you cant go hiding once the order sought at kumasi high court is granted. you will meet your meter in court. which university did you attend,you think you have money so you have wisdom too.
those two people in Ghana are reckless talkers and must be checked.
Ei, Kwabena Agyapong the traitor doing what he knows best!
As far as the fortunes in electoral victory of the NPP in Ashanti Region is concerned, Wontumi is more relevant than Kwabena Agyapong. If NDC thinks they can use their Kwabena Agyapong to hate silence Wontumi, then they are joking. Wontumi foiled all the plans of NDC to achieve the electoral (50-50)target they set for themselves in Ashanti Region. So, why would NDC like Wontumi? What didnt NDC do to prevent Nana from becoming the president? Now he is ready to prosecute all those corrupt NDC members, now that the Special Prosecutor act is here.
all those supporting Kwabena Agyapong against Chairman Wontumi are mostly NDC supporters who fear that with Wontumi as chairman their votes will continue to dwindle in the Ashanti region
Why Wontumi running from his irresponsible behavior. He should be the man that he claim he is and stop running.
What is what happens if you put illiterate in charge of party management
Wontumi should remember that B. J. da rocha, S.D. Dombo< Ton Na Yakubu Tali, J.H. Mensah and some other hitherto prominent members of the party no longer account for much. Arrogance does not take anyone anywhere.
He is an unrepentant traitor!