BENJAMIN DUFFOUR vs. BANK OF GHANA AND GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION GROUP LTD

JUDGEMENT By his amended writ the Plaintiff’s claim against the defendants jointly and severally as follows: a. Twenty million cedis (Ghȼ20,000,000.00) General Damages for Defamation. (a.i) Substantial Damages (aii) Aggravated Damages (aiii) Exemplary damages b. A retraction of the after offending “Daily Graphic” Publication dated the 30th June, 2008 captioned “Bank of Ghana dismisses two trade union leaders. c. An order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants herein, their agents, servants, or any entity authorized by them from publishing Any similar or further libelous material about plaintiff. d. The rendering of an unqualified apology by defendants to plaintiff to be delivered in the same mode as was published. Per the claim filed by the plaintiff, the following facts emerged. The plaintiff had been employed by the 1st defendant (Bank of Ghana) in July 1997 and worked with the said bank till 30th June, 2008 when the 1st defendant purported to have ...