Court of Appeal overturns GH¢500,000 defamation judgment awarded to NAPO against Sammy Gyamfi

The appellate court consequently ruled that the trial judge erred in finding the statement defamatory and set aside the High Court’s decision, including the award of damages against Gyamfi.

The unanimous ruling effectively overturns the High Court’s judgment and relieves Gyamfi of the GH¢500,000 damages awarded against him.

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court judgment that awarded GH¢500,000 in damages to the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, in a defamation suit brought against him by Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO.