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Kwesi Pratt and others face libel suit from Amoako Tuffuor
Accra, April 23, Ghanadot/GNA – Dr.
Amoako Tuffour, former Executive Chairman of the School
Feeding Programme, has filed a suit at the Accra High Court
against Mr Kwesi Pratt Jnr., a journalist and four others
for defamation.
Those joined in the suit are Mr. Ato Ahwoi, Ms. Ama Benyiwa
Doe and Mr Samuel Okudzeto-Ablakwa, all politicians, and the
Committee for Joint Action, a pressure group.
Dr. Amoako Tuffour is claiming general damages for libel and
slander and an injunction restraining them from further
publishing or causing to be published similar defamatory
words.
In his statement of claim, he said the defendants claiming
to be members of the Committee for Joint Action released a
press statement in which they demanded that he should be
dismissed as Executive Chairman of the School Feeding
Programme.
They also said the government must set up an independent
public inquiry to investigate the activities of the
programme and that all those who were known to have
committed fraud or other criminal offences should be
prosecuted.
Dr Amoako Tuffour said the press statement dated April 13,
2008 was defamatory.
He said the press statement of the defendants were
understood to mean, among other things, that he used
resources of the programme to his personal advantage and
that of his friends, that he is a thief, stole from the
project, supervised looting from the project, is corrupt and
a fraud.
“The plaintiff says that the defendants have falsely and
maliciously written and published the words complained of
even though the plaintiff had persistently made numerous
efforts to address perceived and actual lapses within the
School Feeding Programme.”
The suit said the plaintiff had been greatly injured in his
credit and reputation.
GNA
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