Court documents indicate that Abronye accused Dr Abbey of misusing public resources and engaging in corrupt practices at COCOBOD. Specifically, he alleged that Dr Abbey transported a personal chair from Accra to cocoa farms using multiple state-owned Land Cruisers, rather than using chairs provided by farmers. Abronye further accused Dr Abbey of manipulating internal appointments to facilitate the embezzlement of public funds. In the suit, which was filed through COCOBOD's Legal Department, Dr Abbey sought a court declaration that Abronye's comments were defamatory. The presiding judge, Justice Halimah El-Alawa Abdul Baasit, explained that the defect arose from Dr Abbey's use of COCOBOD's Legal Department to prosecute a personal defamation claim.

Source: GhanaWeb January 23, 2026 15:57 UTC