The president's deputy Chief of Staff Asenso Okyere has sued entertainer-turned-political activist Kwame Asare Obeng also known as A-Plus for ¢20m cedis for defamation.
The deputy Chief of Staff said in his statement of claim, A-Plus who is popular on social media, has waged and sustained "defamatory attacks with malice aforethought."
He referred to two facebook posts on 27 August 2017 and May 23, 2018 where A-Plus told his over 23,000 followers, top government official are corrupt amid insults.
Asenso Okyere said his professional and political reputation built over 15 years has been hurt "in the most damaging fashion" when his name was mentioned in the post.
Represented by Samson Lardy Anyenini, the deputy Chief of Staff prayed the court to grant him nine reliefs and declarations which include an unconditional retraction and an unqualifed apology published in the Daily Graphic.
He also wants eight million cedis for aggravated and exemplary damages and ¢12m compensation for injury to character.
The suit becomes the second in barely two weeks after the Communications minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful also sued A-Plus who has transitioned from music to politics to business.
In May, A-Plus accused the Minister of being involved in “some shady deals at the Communications Ministry and National Communication Authority (NCA).”
The minister handed a June 1 deadline for A-Plus to apologise but the political activist called her bluff.
Her counsel Gary Nimako Marfo filed a defamation suit afterwards but A-Plus responded 'bring it on'.
Attached is the full statement of claim
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STATEMENT OF CLAIM
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“NPP delegates congress.... 7 months of NPP government. So far so good except appointing some very corrupt official including the two very stupid chief of staffs. It’s amazing how Nana was able to appoint two thieves whose level of stupidity is the same. Arrogant and corrupt fools. You think you’ll be in power forever. Even John Mahama i was not afraid of him then you...”
“The money di? if Kwesi Nyantakyi get am like one guy bi whose name came up will receive his own p???. I'll not be surprised if he had prior notice. That guy is as corrupt as f*ck.... This one too go and call CID 
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“Kwasi Nyantakyi is only being sacrificed to cover up the alleged 89/178 million dollars GVGKelni stinking scandal. Just about a year ago I accused Asenso of being corrupt. Hon. Kennedy Agyapong is said to have also accused Uslar Owusu of being corrupt and alledged that people are charged huge sums of money before they are allowed to see the president. We were both invited by the CID. A year on, Imani Ghana is accusing Uslar Owusu of some shady deals at the communication ministry and NCA. It is even suspected that this dodgy deal is the reason why a board member has resigned and many who do not want to be implicated in anyway will follow.
It is also being reported that Kwasi Nyantakyi asked people to go and bribe the same Asenso so that he reminds the president of their deal. Out of 27 million people in Ghana you think it's only Nyantakyi who knows how "cheap" Ghana is and who to bribe? We are only hearing about this one that has backfired. It is possible that some have gone through that we don't know of. It is even possible that they went and paid. Who knows?
Kwasi Nyantakyi according to reports financed Nana Addo's campaign. He knows who he dealt with. He knows How It is done. That is why he is said to have told them what to do. The fact of the matter is that 90% of his campaign donations if any wouldn't get to Akuffo Addo. Somebody chopped it.
The alledged corruption didn't begin at the flagstaff house, it begun before they won power. Kwasi Nyantakyi was in the house most of the time. He knows them. The five million, if not paid already, I suspect would have been paid to someone at the office of the president to be given to him which would have never gotten to him. You can not bribe Nana Addo. How dare you!!! As for his people, most of them are as cheap as kelewele and greedy. They dey chop pass the old man ein back nyafunyafu.
Money just dey call them for their brain like trotro wey e dey run suhum Nsawam, Suhum Nsawam, m? k? Takwa, m? k? Takwa, suhum Nsawam, Suhum Nsawam.
Nana let me give you a hint. Do you know that some of you appointees are spending as much as hundred thousand Ghana Cedis (one billion old Ghana cedis) on airline tickets to a single destination and back? Plane ticket from Ghana to say korea and back back alone cost hundred thousand Ghana Cedis. Just the plane ticket. We are really protecting the public purse!!!! 
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(c) That Defendant was emphatic in labelling Plaintiff as “corrupt” and his said defamatory statements meant and were naturally and ordinarily understood by right-thinking members of society to mean Plaintiff was a dishonest person and a criminally-minded individual who was in the habit of committing the crime of corruption as a corrupt public official.
(d) That Defendant was emphatic in labelling Plaintiff as being one of two “very stupid”, “[a}rrogant and corrupt fools” who are “thieves” and his said defamatory statements meant and were naturally and ordinarily understood by right-thinking members of society to mean Plaintiff was not only very stupid, arrogant, foolish, corrupt but a dishonest and criminally-minded individual who was in the habit of committing the crime of stealing as a thieve in public office.
(e) That Defendant was emphatic in proclaiming and alleging that Plaintiff was a corrupt public official engaged in same conduct and conduct of thievery either alone or with like–minded persons and his said defamatory statements meant and were naturally and ordinarily understood by right-thinking members of society to mean Plaintiff was a dishonest criminally-minded individual who was committing the criminal offence of corruption, bribery and also extorting money from various persons including those who sought access to the Presidency or audience with the President.
(f) That Defendant was emphatic in proclaiming and alleging that Plaintiff was a corrupt public official engaged in same conduct and conduct of thievery either alone or with like–minded persons and his said defamatory statements meant and were naturally and ordinarily understood by right-thinking members of society to mean Plaintiff was a dishonest and criminally-minded individual who was committing the criminal offence of corruption, bribery in agreeing to accept bribe money to remind the President inter alia of certain meetings with supposed investors and certain persons.
(g) That Defendant was emphatic in proclaiming and alleging that Plaintiff was a corrupt party official of the NPP and engaged in same conduct and conduct of thievery either alone or with like–minded persons and his said defamatory statements meant and were naturally and ordinarily understood by right-thinking members of society to mean Plaintiff was a dishonest and criminally-minded individual who was misappropriating campaign donations made to the NPP and or its Presidential Candidate while serving in a position of advantage to receive said donations for onward delivery to said political party or said candidate.
(h) That Defendant was emphatic in proclaiming and alleging Plaintiff was also an irresponsible and dishonourable person without good morals engaged in unlawful conduct and his said defamatory statements meant and were naturally and ordinarily understood by right-thinking members of society to mean Plaintiff was such a character with a bad reputation, not patriotic and also not law-abiding who could not be trusted and ought to be shunned by all.
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WHEREFORE Plaintiff claims against Defendant the following:
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