Ibrahim Mahama, a Ghanaian business mogul and billionaire and Renowned philanthropist has dragged the Vice President of IMANI Africa Bright Simons to court in a defamation lawsuit.
The plaintiff accused Bright Simons of making “false and malicious” publications that have damaged both his reputation and that of his company, Engineers and Planners (E&P).
The court document cited claims made by Bright Simons in an article titled “Ghana Provides a Lesson in How Not to Nationalise a Gold Mine” published on April 19, 2025.
Bright Simon’s article reportedly accused E&P of financial distress due to halted operations at the Damang gold mine suggesting that the company’s creditors were “up in arms.”
It also implied that Ibrahim Mahama, the brother of President John Mahama, was benefiting improperly from political connections and that E&P was being unduly favoured in government mining policies.
The plaintiffs however rejected these claims labeling them as “entirely false and wholly without factual basis.”
Ibrahim Mahama and his company demanded following in their suit:
- A declaration that the statements made by the Defendant, which have been particularised in paragraphs 14(a) and (b) of the statement of claim, are defamatory of the Plaintiffs;
- An order directed at the Defendant to publish, on the same platforms that he published the defamatory words, as well as a full page of the Daily Graphic newspaper, on six consecutive occasions over a 3-month period, an unqualified retraction and an apology to the Plaintiffs;
- An order for a perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant, his agents, assigns, and servants from further publishing any defamatory words against the Plaintiffs;
- General damages of Ten Million Ghana Cedis (GH¢10,000,000.00) for defamation;
- Costs, including legal fees; and
- Any other order(s) as this Honourable Court may deem fit.
See the court document below:
BREAKING:Ibrahim Mahama sues Bright Simons over defamatory publications pic.twitter.com/2HzJpuLP5S
— Popo🇰🇼🇬🇭 (@Popony_J) May 29, 2025
