Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Special Aide and Presidential Advisor to President John Dramani Mahama.

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has responded to a legal threat from Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Special Aide and Presidential Advisor to President John Dramani Mahama.

Her lawyers have accused Abronye of making “false, reckless, and malicious” remarks against her.

In response, Abronye downplayed the seriousness of the lawsuit, claiming the matter would only play out on social media rather than in an actual court of law.

According to him, even if the case proceeds to court, he is fully prepared to face Joyce Bawah Mogtari and will demand that she produce receipts for her recent purchases, particularly expensive handbags, to substantiate his claim that she receives a salary of GH₵ 95,000 at the Jubilee House.

Responding to the GH₵10 million defamation demand from Joyce, Abronye in an interview with Wontumi TV on April 7, 2025, said, “The case will be held on social media and not in a physical court. She says she needs GH₵10 million, well, I can use just 0.1% of the recent cocaine money to compensate her…she should rather use the ‘cocaine money’ to compensate herself.”

He continued, “She even made a mistake; she should have asked for GH₵ 100 million. How have I defamed her? What exactly is her role at the Jubilee House that earns her GH₵ 95,000?”

Abronye further questioned her source of income, saying, “What work is she doing that allows her to afford a bag worth no less than $2,500? When we go to court, I will request that she present all her bags along with receipts, to show where she got the money to buy them.”

In a legal notice dated April 3, 2025, and issued by R.O. Solomon Consulting, Mogtari’s legal team is demanding a full retraction, public apology, and a compensation payment of GH₵10 million for defamation.
The controversy stems from statements Abronye made during an interview on Net 2 TV on March 26, 2025.

In the televised discussion, the outspoken NPP regional chairman alleged that Mogtari had rejected a ministerial appointment in favour of a less demanding presidential staffer role, which he claimed comes with a hefty monthly salary of GH₵95,000.

He further claimed that this supposed financial comfort had made her “disrespectful to everyone in Ghana.”

According to the legal notice, these remarks have since been widely circulated across various platforms, including GhanaWeb and social media, leading to “serious embarrassment and damage” to Mogtari’s reputation.

The letter accuses Abronye of spreading misinformation with no factual basis, asserting that the details of Mogtari’s appointment are a matter of public record and could have easily been verified.

“Our client’s reputation, both personally and professionally, has come under attack due to your statements,” the letter reads.

“She has received numerous phone calls and messages from friends, family, and colleagues questioning the claims.”

Mogtari, through her solicitors, is demanding that Abronye issue a retraction and an unqualified apology. The apology is to be published on all platforms that originally aired or shared the remarks, including Net 2 TV, GhanaWeb, MyJoyOnline, Channel One TV, and Citi FM.

Should Abronye fail to comply with the demands, the legal team has indicated its readiness to initiate court proceedings to seek redress for what they describe as a calculated attack on her integrity.

AM/KA

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