In parliament, he hardly makes any contribution to useful discussion on the floor, outside, Kennedy Agyapong, MP for Assin North constituency and businessman has earned an unenviable record of being a loose talker and is often caught in the web of credibility and moral character, anytime he attempts to get involve in important national arguments and discourse.
Now his talk has landed him in trouble, as NDC stalwart, Alfred Agbesi Woyome has sued him for opening his mouth too loud and embarking on a vicious, malicious and deliberate attack on him Alfred Woyome�s hard earned reputation. He would have to meet Alfred Woyome in Court to defend the filthy and irresponsible statements he made on the airwaves last week, whilst his prey was away in America.
In a claim, of direct service to Kennedy Agyapong, Mr. Alfred Woyome who is the current Chairman of the National Board for Small Scale Industries avers that, the former deliberately referred to and called him several unprintable names thereby defaming his character.
Among the relief�s being sought against the MP are: aggravated or exemplary damages, against the defendant, for defamation in the sum of GH�1,000,000.00, a declaration that the statements, comments and publications made of and concerning the Plaintiff the subject of the suit are defamatory of the plaintiff.
The plaintiff further requires and injunction to restrain Kennedy Agyapong and his agents from further publishing injurious statements and words about him.
Alfred Woyome in his statement of claim stated that �on or about the 5th, 6th, and 8th or 13th December 2011, Kennedy Agyapong was on a number of Radio Stations namely Oman FM, Adom FM, Hot FM and Citi FM, ETV and Metro TV at various times and without any provocation used various defamatory words against him (Alfred Woyome) and attacked his reputation maliciously�.
Mr. Woyome contends that, the comments and statements made against him by Kennedy Aguapong were motivated by malice and intended to cause hatred, disparity, ridicule and injury to his hard earned reputation in Ghana, Internationally, his political career and family including right thinking people in society.
Source: The Republic
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