Joyce Bawah Mogtari demands GHS10m compensation from Abronye DC over defamatory statements
Presidential Advisor Joyce Bawah Mogtari has issued a formal demand for retraction, apology, and GHS10 million in damages from New Patriotic Party figure Kwame Baffoe Abronye (Abronye DC) following contentious remarks he reportedly made during a March 2025 interview on Net 2 TV.
In an April 3, 2025 legal notice from her attorneys at R.O. Solomon Consulting, Mogtari alleges that Abronye DC propagated damaging falsehoods during the broadcast.
The letter claims he falsely asserted that she “was advised not to contest for a ministerial position but opted for a presidential staffer role with a monthly salary of GHS95,000, a role he described as stress-free.”
The legal notice further states that Abronye DC “added that due to the said salary, [Mogtari] has now become disrespectful towards Ghanaians”, a characterization her lawyers strongly reject. These comments, they argue, were not only baseless but crafted to tarnish her public image.
The allegedly defamatory claims gained traction after being widely disseminated across platforms like GhanaWeb, subjecting Mogtari to what her legal team describes as “extreme embarrassment, reputational harm, and widespread mockery.”
They stress that the statements lack factual grounding and were shared with “reckless disregard for the truth.”
Mogtari’s lawyers have issued an ultimatum: unless Abronye DC issues a public retraction and apology across all platforms where the interview was shared, coupled with payment of the demanded compensation, they will pursue legal action to “vindicate her rights.”
The letter concluded by highlighting that constitutional protections for free speech “do not cover deliberate misinformation intended to destroy a person’s hard-earned reputation,” and urged a swift resolution to avoid protracted legal battles.
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By: Novire Kuuyizie Francis
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