Manasseh Azure Awuni to sue Kennedy Agyapong over defamation comments

GhanaPlus November 11th, 2020 News

Hon Kennedy Agyapong (left), Mr. Agyenim Boateng Adjei (middle) and Manasseh Azure Awuni (right)

Manasseh Azure Awuni, the former JoyFM Investigative Journalist, says he has notified his Lawyers to take legal action against NPP Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Hon Kennedy Agyapong for making defamation comments about him.

The NPP Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong alleged on Accra-based radio station ‘Asaase Radio‘ that Manasseh Azure Awuni is engaged in taking bribes from politicians.

Kennedy Agyapong claimed that he has in his possession a video proof indicating that Manasseh Azure took a bribe amounting to 1,000 Ghana Cedis from Lawyer Afenyo Markin in relation to Mr. Agyenim Boateng Adjei of the Ghana Procurement Authority.

Manasseh Azure instruct his lawyers to take action

Manasseh Azure, who is currently a freelance Journalist, released a press statement that indicated that he has advised his legal representatives to sue the Assin Central Member of Parliament for making false allegations against him.

Full statement below

PRESS RELEASE

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Manasseh Instructs Lawyers Over Continuing Defamation by Kennedy Agyepong

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My attention has been drawn to a sustained smear campaign of outright lies by Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyepong, against my person. This started when I published the “Contracts for Sale” documentary that implicated and resulted in the removal from office of the CEO of the Public Procurement Authority, Adjenim Boateng Adjei.

It is within his right to stand by Mr. A.B Adjei, who defended Kennedy Agyepong’s wife’s contract with the Ministry of Energy worth over 100 million cedis when questions were raised about the propriety of the contract.

However, it is unacceptable to continue to lie blatantly when he knows that there’s no truth in his malicious and defamatory claims that I sought a bribe in the investigative report.

My lawyers advised that I ignore him when he started the false publications. But it is obvious he has not and will not stop unless compelled by a court.

I have therefore instructed my lawyers to sue him and the platforms he uses to publish the falsehood.

Signed.

Manasseh Azure Awuni

November 10, 2020