Former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has demanded a retraction and apology from Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, over what he describes as defamatory statements made against him.
In a letter dated March 12, 2026, and issued by Dame & Partners, Mr. Dame accused the minister of making false and malicious allegations during an appearance on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana programme on October 10, 2025.
According to the letter, Mr. Kwakye Ofosu had claimed that Mr. Dame, during his tenure as Attorney-General from 2021 to 2025, deliberately ignored a report by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on alleged illegal mining activities involving Akonta Mining Company Limited.
Mr. Dame, however, denied the claims, insisting that no such report was presented to him while he was in office. He described the allegations as baseless and damaging to his reputation.
The letter noted that during the programme, a co-panellist, Paul Adom-Otchere, challenged the claims and indicated that he had verified the facts, which showed that Mr. Dame was not aware of any such report.
To support his position, Mr. Dame referenced a Right to Information request filed by a private legal practitioner seeking clarification from the Office of the Attorney-General. The response, dated December 22, 2025, reportedly confirmed that no docket on Akonta Mining was submitted to the Attorney-General’s office between 2022 and 2024. It further stated that the only related docket was received on September 15, 2025, after Mr. Dame’s tenure.
Mr. Dame argued that the statements made by the minister falsely portrayed him as complicit in illegal mining and questioned his competence as Attorney-General. He said the allegations had been widely circulated across media platforms, causing reputational harm.
He is demanding a public retraction and apology, deletion of the alleged defamatory content from online platforms, and a formal written apology acknowledging the damage caused.
Mr. Dame has given the minister seven days to comply with the demands, warning that failure to do so will result in legal action, including a suit for defamation and claims for damages.
Read Dame’s Demand to Kwakye Ofosu here
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