Lawyers for Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) CEO Sammy Gyamfi have filed a motion to set aside the defamation suit filed by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
According to reports, Sammy Gyamfi, through his lawyers, has filed a motion for the court to set aside the Minority Leader’s defamation suit, describing the writ as incurably defective and incompetent.
The post shared by TV3 on X stated, “Lawyers for GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi have filed a motion to set aside the defamation suit filed by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, describing the writ as incurably defective and incompetent”.
The development follows Sammy Gyamfi ordering his lawyers to formally notify the High Court of their readiness to accept service of a writ filed against him by the Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
According to Sammy Gyamfi, he has not been served with any writ in regard to Afenyo-Markin’s announcement in Parliament on Monday, August 24, that he had initiated legal action against him.
Sammy Gyamfi, through his lawyers, Ayine & Partners, has now written to the Registrar of the High Court, General Division, Accra, expressly authorising his lawyers to accept service of the writ and all accompanying processes on his behalf.
His notice dated August 26, 2026, is headed: “Notice to Accept Service of Writ on Behalf of the 1st Defendant in Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin v. Samuel Adu Gyamfi and Anor.”
The notice was signed by Seth Nyaaba, Solicitor for the 1st Defendant, on behalf of Ayine & Partners.
The solicitors disclosed that they had received “express instructions and authority” from Mr Gyamfi, the first defendant in the suit, to accept service of the writ of summons and all accompanying originating processes.
They further directed the court to take notice that service of the writ and any accompanying processes could be effected on Mr Gyamfi through their chambers at Ayine and Partners, House No. C809/29, 1st Close Lily Street, East Legon, Accra
Meanwhile, Lawyers for Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the plaintiff in a defamation suit against Ghana Gold Board Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi, have denied claims that he is avoiding service of the writ filed against the accused.
On August 29, 2026, in a statement issued, Afenyo-Markin said assertions suggesting that he had failed to serve Gyamfi were false.
They disclosed that the writ was filed on August 24, 2026, and two days later, lawyers for Gyamfi, Ayine & Partners, formally informed the Registrar of the High Court that they had their client’s express instructions and authority to accept service on his behalf.
The statement added that the Bailiff subsequently served the writ on Gyamfi’s lawyers based on the written undertaking.
The statement further alleged that the lawyers returned the writ on August 27, claiming that their client had changed his mind about authorising them to accept service.
They further argued that in any event, under Order 7, rule 12(2) of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, a writ is duly served once it is delivered to a lawyer who has undertaken in writing to accept service on behalf of a client, adding that Sammy Gyamfi has been validly served.
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Lawyers for GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi have filed a motion to set aside the defamation suit filed by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, describing the writ as “incurably defective and incompetent”#3NewsGH pic.twitter.com/pXXWldm8zF
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