National Security Minister, Kan Dapaah has sued Oliver Barker-Vormawor the convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement.
This is because, Mr. Barker-Vormawor alleged that the National Security and other government officials met him in 2021 and offered him money to silence him.
Barker-Vormawor made the allegations after he and others were released by the police after they were arrested on September 22, for staging a demonstration in Accra in breach of a restraining order secured by the police.
The #FixTheCountry Movement convener claimed that he was offered an enticing amount of $1 million and other juicy positions in government in order to stop this activism which was supposedly painting the government black.
The activist insisted that he had evidence to support his claim, but he is yet to make the files public.
However, Mr. Kan Dapaah in his suit is among other things asking the court to declare that the words uttered by Barker-Vormawor are defamatory.
He is also demanding the sum of Ten Million Ghana Cedis (GHC10,000,000.) as General Damages including Aggravated and/or Exemplary Damages for Defamation for the words uttered by Defendant.”
The National Security Minister is also seeking an apology and retraction of the words complained of as well as “a perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant from repeating similar or other defamatory words against the Plaintiff.”
The Ministry of National Security in a September 22, 2023 statement debunked the claims.