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Alhaji Sidiku Buari sues publishers of
Weekly Fylla for one billion cedis
Accra, April 04, GNA Alhaji Sidiku Buari, Vice President
of International Fedreation of Musicians and President of
Musicians Union of Ghana has filed a writ at an Accra Fast
High Court for libel against the publishers of Weekly Fylla
newspaper.
Alhaji Buari who is also the Acting Board Chairman of
Copyright Society of Ghana is claiming one billion cedis in
damages and an injunction to restrain the publishers from
further publications against him.
The defendants are Ce Menz Media, publishers of the
newspaper, Mr Eugene Kenny Ntreh, Editor and Mr Eugene
Osafo-Nkansah, a reporter of the newspaper.
In a statement of claim filed Mr Francis Kumah of Prudential
Law Office in Accra , Alhaji Buari said a publication in the
March 19, 2007 edition under the banner headline Musicians
at War and Sidiku Buari in Trouble- Musicians Demand
Accountability and Threaten to push him out of office, was
libellous.
It said the publication showed the plaintiff as a greedy,
dishonest and fraudulent person and had been greatly injured
in his reputation and brought into public scandal, hatred,
ridicule and contempt.
GNA
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