Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, has today, Tuesday, 13th May, 2025, taken legal action against his fellow MP, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour of Assin South, over a social media post he believes has badly damaged his name and image.
It all started on May 8, 2025, where Rev. Ntim Fordjour made a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), accusing Dafeamekpor of being involved in a corrupt act. According to the post, Dafeamekpor, who serves as the Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, allegedly took part in a shady deal while acting as the Vice Chairman of Parliament’s Subsidiary Legislation Committee. The post claimed that Kwabena Adu-Boahene, a former National Signals Bureau boss, paid GH¢360,000 to the committee to help push through a new law.
Adu-Boahene is currently facing charges of misusing over GH¢49 million. In his defense, he mentioned that some of the money went to MPs as allowances. He stated that GH¢960,000 and GH¢309,000 were paid to two different committees, including the one Dafeamekpor was part of, during discussions on the NSB Act and its related legislation.
In his post, Rev. Fordjour also called for a full investigation into Dafeamekpor and others involved, saying that if an inquiry begins, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and those connected to the issue should be made to answer.
Dafeamekpor strongly denied the allegations and described them as false, harmful, and meant to ruin his reputation. In his lawsuit, he said the accusations caused him to lose business opportunities, suffer emotional pain, and face setbacks in his professional life.
He is now asking the court to order Rev. Fordjour to take down the post, publicly apologize, and stop making such harmful claims in the future. Dafeamekpor also wants the court to ban Rev. Fordjour from publishing or spreading similar statements while the case is still ongoing.
This lawsuit is happening at the same time as the ongoing legal case against Kwabena Adu-Boahene, who has been accused of theft, money laundering, and causing financial loss to the country. The court will meet again on May 26 to discuss the case further.
