The Achimota Circuit Court has struck out a defamation suit filed by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin against the Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, following its withdrawal.
At the hearing on Tuesday, October 20, counsel for Mr Afenyo-Markin, led by Paa Kwesi Abaidoo, informed the court of the Minority Leader’s decision to discontinue the case after engagements between the parties.
Counsel for Mr Adjei, Gideon Koku Abotsi, confirmed that the parties had held discussions towards resolving the matter.
The presiding judge subsequently struck out the writ as withdrawn.
Speaking after the proceedings, Mr Abotsi said the decision followed an appeal by a High Court judge for the parties to settle their differences amicably out of court.
The suit arose from comments by Mr Adjei, who repeated allegations of extortion against Mr Afenyo-Markin after the Minority Leader criticised GoldBod and its Chief Executive Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, over alleged losses of $1.9 billion under the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme.
The withdrawal comes a week after the High Court struck out a separate defamation suit filed by Mr Afenyo-Markin against Mr Gyamfi, citing defects in the writ.
