The High Court in Accra has dismissed the suit filed by former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Nana Oye Bampoe Addo against Tony Lithur, her former husband for no reasonable cause of action.
Nana Oye Bampoe Addo per the suit filed on April 25, 2024 was seeking some $1.5 million damages against the former husband following a divorce action.
Justice Rev. Joseph Owusu Adu Agyemang while ruling on the matter said, no action of defamation can be found in the allegations made against the veteran legal practitioner.
The Court also said, no court should allow parties to open this Pandora’s box in a suit of that nature and that, the petition for divorce and it reply are judicial documents.
EIB Network’s Legal Affairs Correspondent, Murtala Inusah, who was in Court reports that a cost of GHc5, 000 was awarded against Nana Oye Bampoe Addo after awyers of Tony Lithur had requested for GHc20, 000.
Nana Oye Lithur offered to pay GHc1, 000.
Source: Kasapafmonline.com/Murtala Inusah
