Sammy Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD), has initiated legal action against loudmouth Afia Schwarzenegger, seeking GH¢10 million in damages over what he describes as defamatory statements.
Filed on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the suit stems from a video posted by Schwarzenegger, born Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, on her social media platforms. In the video, she alleged that Gyamfi had been involved in extramarital affairs and had bought cars for female students at the University of Ghana.
Gyamfi is asking the court for a sweeping range of remedies. These include a permanent injunction barring Schwarzenegger from making any future defamatory comments about him, as well as a public apology to be published both online and in print.
Among his demands are:
“General Damages against the Defendant herein for defamation of character.
“An order of this Honourable Court in the nature of a perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant herein from making any further publication and/or causing to be printed, published, distributed, and/or otherwise circulated same and/or other similar defamatory words touching and/or otherwise concerning the Plaintiff herein.
“Exemplary damages of Ten Million Ghana Cedis (GHS 10,000,000.00) against the Defendant.
“A retraction and an unqualified apology by the Defendants to be published on the front and back pages of The Daily Graphic Newspaper on three (3) consecutive occasions and same to be published on the TikTok mobile application platform in addition to any and all other media platforms that the impugned publication was made by the Defendant and give it the same prominence as the statements complained of,” the suit reads.
As of now, Afia Schwarzenegger or her representatives have yet to respond publicly to the lawsuit.
See the writ of summons below.
