Former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has demanded a public apology and retraction from Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, accusing him of making false and damaging statements regarding alleged illegal mining activities.
In a letter dated March 12, 2026, issued by his law firm, Dame & Partners, Mr. Dame claimed that Mr. Kwakye Ofosu, during an October 10, 2025 appearance on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana, alleged that he deliberately ignored a report from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) concerning Akonta Mining Company Limited while serving as Attorney-General from 2021 to 2025.
Mr. Dame rejected the allegations, stating that no such report was ever submitted to his office while he was in tenure. He described the claims as “baseless, malicious, and damaging to my professional reputation.”
The letter cited that co-panellist Paul Adom-Otchere challenged the claims during the broadcast, verifying that Mr. Dame had no knowledge of any such report. Supporting his position further, Mr. Dame referenced a Right to Information request submitted by a private legal practitioner, which confirmed that no Akonta Mining-related docket was submitted to the Attorney-General’s office between 2022 and 2024. The only related docket arrived on September 15, 2025, after his tenure had ended.
The former Attorney-General argued that the statements wrongly portrayed him as complicit in illegal mining and questioned his competence, causing reputational harm across media platforms.
He is calling on Mr. Kwakye Ofosu to:
- Publicly retract the statements,
- Delete any related online content, and
- Issue a formal written apology acknowledging the harm caused.
Mr. Dame has given the minister seven days to comply and warned that failure to meet these demands will result in legal action, including a defamation lawsuit and claims for damages.
The case highlights the sensitivity surrounding allegations of corruption and accountability in Ghana’s mining sector, as well as the potential legal consequences of public statements by government officials.
