A member of the governing New Patriotic Party's campaign team, Alberta Maame Afia Akoto, has filed a defamation lawsuit against musician and politician Kwame Asare Obeng, known as Kwame A Plus.

The lawsuit comes in response to recent comments made by A Plus about Afia Akoto during their public dispute. A Plus had alleged that Maame Afia Akoto sent nude pictures to Maxwell Mensah, husband of TV personality Nana Ama McBrown, in an attempt to seduce him.

After A Plus failed to substantiate his claims despite a challenge from Afia Akoto, she proceeded to file a lawsuit at the High Court (General Jurisdiction) in Accra.

The lawsuit seeks damages of GHS 5,000,000.00 (Five Million Ghana Cedis) for defamation, including exemplary and punitive damages.

In her statement of claim filed at the High Court on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, Afia Akoto stated that A Plus, as the defendant, holds substantial influence on social media both in Ghana and abroad due to his activities in the entertainment

“A-Plus has about 500,000 followers on Facebook, 10,000 followers on Instagram, and 10,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter),” she said.

The plaintiff alleges that on or around July 12, 2024, A-Plus posted the following statement about her (Afia Akoto) on Facebook.