The High Court in Accra has imposed a GH¢3,000 cost on , National Chairman of the (NDC), for omitting a crucial witness in a defamation case.
Former Auditor-General Professor Edward Dua Agyeman sued Asiedu Nketiah, also known as General Mosquito, for defamation in 2018, seeking GH¢20 million in damages.
The court, presided over by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, granted Asiedu Nketiah's request to amend his pre-trial checklist to include the omitted "necessary witness." However, the court imposed the GH¢3,000 cost due to the oversight.
Court proceedings On February 19, 2025, Tonny Nyarko, counsel for Asiedu Nketiah, moved a motion to amend their earlier processes. "My Lady, we have an application for leave to amend the pre-trial checklist, which was filed on February 13, 2025, and is fixed for hearing today (February 19, 2025)," he said. "We move in terms of the motion paper and the supporting affidavit, together with the attached exhibits," Counsel submitted.
