The acting Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Dr Hugh C A Brown, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Impact Media Limited, operators of New 88.3 FM, and one of its presenters, Nana Yaw Asante also known as Dakyehene, demanding damages totalling GH¢20 million, a public apology, and an injunction to restrain further publication of what he describes as malicious falsehoods.

The writ, filed at the High Court in Accra on July 25, 2025, stems from a broadcast aired on the station's morning show on July 16, 2025.

During the programme, the second defendant allegedly accused Dr Brown of issuing permits to four companies to engage in illegal mining in forest reserves, backdating official letters to conceal the act, and attempting to shift blame onto the previous administration.

Dr Brown, a veteran forester with over three decades of public service, contended that the allegations have no basis in fact.