Following the defamation lawsuit brought by lawyer Gabby Otchere-Darko against Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, private practice lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor has offered to provide free legal services to the professor.

Richard Amarh, another Ghanaian attorney, has also shown interest in assisting his colleague.

“If he calls you and you need hands, I will be there to assist you for free,” Mr Amarh said.

According to Barker-Vormawor, the former environment minister and chair of the inter-ministerial committee on illegal mining as a former heart surgeon saved his brother’s life.

Barker-Vormawor said “My little Brother was born with a hole in heart. He was operated on at 6 months old at the Cardiothoracic Centre Professor Frimpong-Boateng established.

I was in Primary school at the time. One day while my brother was on admission, I walked to the Ghana Commercial Bank and handed them my lunch money. I wanted to deposit it in the Cardio Fund which used to be advertised on TV. I remember the cashiers pinching my cheeks and being so impressed. They had no idea about the trauma in my life at the time.

Professor Frimpong-Boateng saved my brother’s life. If he needs me to represent him in this defamation suit Gabby Othere-Darko has brought against him, I will do it for free. Shalom.”

Private legal practitioner Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has filed a defamation lawsuit against former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng over what he says are defamatory words he wrote against his person.

member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko (R) and former Minister of Science and Technology, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng (L)

The lawyer is seeking GHC10 million as general damages including aggravated and/or exemplary damages.

He is also demanding an apology and a retraction of the words written by Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng (defendant) about his person.

The plaintiff is also praying to the court to restrain Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, his servants, agents or assigns through a perpetual injunction from repeating similar or other defamatory words against him.