Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Mr. Sammy Gyamfi, has filed a defamation lawsuit against media personality Afia Schwarzenegger over allegations he describes as “false, malicious, and deliberately contrived.”
The suit, filed on Wednesday, July 23, seeks to clear what Mr. Gyamfi says is a smear campaign designed to tarnish his reputation.
Central to the suit are claims allegedly made by Afia Schwarzenegger suggesting that Mr. Gyamfi has girlfriends at the University of Ghana, and that he has purchased vehicles and property for them.
In response, Mr. Gyamfi stated categorically: “I have no girlfriend(s) at the University of Ghana and have not at any time purchased vehicles for any so-called girlfriends as claimed by Defendant.”
He further denied ever buying any property in the United States or elsewhere for his wife or a supposed sister-in-law.
Mr. Gyamfi added that his wife does not even have a sister named “Vida,” as alleged by the Defendant, and stressed that any proper investigation would have revealed this.
He contended that the defamatory claims were made either knowingly or with “unpardonably reckless disregard for the truth.”
In his view, the publications were intentionally aimed at portraying him as “morally depraved and without any scruples.”
The NDC politician noted that the impact of the statements has been severe, recounting that he has received numerous calls and faced difficult questions from associates, senior officials from the Office of the President, members of the NDC, family, and others both locally and abroad.
Mr. Gyamfi said he is pursuing the matter not just to protect his name, but to deter similar reckless attacks on public figures in the future.
