General News of Saturday, 29 August 2026
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the plaintiff in a defamation suit against Ghana Gold Board Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi, has denied claims that he is avoiding service of the writ filed against the GoldBod boss.
In a statement dated August 29, 2026, Afenyo-Markin said assertions suggesting that he had failed to serve Gyamfi were false.
According to the statement, the writ was filed on August 24, 2026, and two days later, lawyers for Gyamfi, Ayine & Partners, formally informed the Registrar of the High Court that they had their client's express instructions and authority to accept service on his behalf.
The statement said the Bailiff subsequently served the writ on Gyamfi's lawyers based on the written undertaking.
However, Afenyo-Markin alleged that the lawyers returned the writ on August 27, claiming that their client had changed his mind about authorising them to accept service.
"Our attention has been drawn to false claims that the Plaintiff in the defamation suit against Samuel Adu Gyamfi is avoiding service of the Writ," portions of the statement said.
It added, "The writ was filed 24 August 2026. On 26 August 2026, Ayine & Partners formally informed the Registrar of the High Court that they had Mr Gyamfi's 'express instructions and authority' to accept service on his behalf."
"Relying on that written undertaking, the Bailiff duly served the Writ on his lawyers. Subsequently, the lawyers on 27...
General News of Saturday, 29 August 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the plaintiff in a defamation suit against Ghana Gold Board Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi, has deni...