![Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei,[L] Kwarteng and Tina](https://cdn.ghanaweb.com/imagelib/pics/895/89536549.295.jpg "Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei,[L] Kwarteng and Tina")
A Ghanaian model and brand ambassador, Tina Mensah, has filed a defamation lawsuit in the High Court of Ghana, Accra, against Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei, a former Member of Parliament for Akuapem North Constituency, and Abigail Kwarteng, a Kumasi resident.
The suit dated March 28, 2025, numbered GE/016/2025/2025, seeks aggravated damages of GH¢20 million, general damages, and a public apology from the defendants.
According to the Statement of Claim, Mensah alleges that on February 18, 2025, Kwarteng recorded a video of her naked while she was in the bathroom at Kwarteng’s residence in Kumasi.
The recording took place at 9:39 a.m., following Mensah’s stay at the residence since February 13, 2025. Kwarteng, identified by the plaintiff as the foster daughter of Asiamah-Adjei, allegedly sent the video to the former MP via WhatsApp.
Asiamah-Adjei, who served as MP for Akuapem North for two terms and was the Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry from 2017 to 2024, allegedly published the video to her contacts and instructed them to share it on other social media platforms, including Facebook and TikTok.
Mensah, a mother of three domiciled in Germany, claims the video’s publication has caused her profound distress, anxiety, and public odium in Ghana and abroad.
As a model and brand ambassador with 102,000 followers on Facebook, she states that her contracts with companies like Sasa Hair and Ghana Organics have been abrogated, her relationship with her fiancé outside Ghana has collapsed, and her children are facing ridicule in school and public places.
The plaintiff further alleges that the defendants’ actions were malicious, intended to defame her and lower her reputation among right-thinking members of society.
The Writ of Summons, issued on March 28, 2025, commands the defendants to appear within eight days of service to answer the claims. Mensah is represented by Bright Apraku, Esq., a solicitor based in Sunyani.
The court document, sighted by GhanaWeb, also notes that Kwarteng admitted to recording and sending the video to Asiamah-Adjei during an arraignment in Kwadaso-Kumasi, though Mensah has since refused to honour further police invitations, focusing on the civil case.
The plaintiff seeks a declaration that the video’s publication on TikTok and Facebook is defamatory, an order for the defendants to issue an apology on their social media platforms, and costs, including legal fees, alongside the GH¢20 million in damages.
The case is set to proceed in the High Court, Accra.
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