Joana Quaye’s lawyers accuse RNAQ of trying to influence pending appeal through TV interview

Lawyers for Joana Quaye have criticised businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye over a media interview they say was calculated to shape public opinion while their legal dispute is still before the Court of Appeal.

In a statement issued on Monday, Dame & Partners said Mr Quaye’s appearance on the Delay Show was inappropriate because it touched on issues that remain the subject of an active appeal against final orders made by the High Court in Accra on 20 January 2026.

According to the legal team, the businessman used the interview to advance claims they describe as substantially false, while also damaging the reputation of their client, Joana Quaye.

The lawyers insist that the matters he spoke about are already grounded in court records and cannot be revised through public commentary.

They point, for instance, to evidence filed at the High Court showing that the couple married in 2010, shortly after Mr Quaye returned from a brief stay in the United Kingdom, and at a time, they say, he was unemployed and had not yet acquired the wealth now associated with his name.

They also rely on court material relating to the establishment of Quick Credit & Investment Micro-Credit Company Limited in 2011, maintaining that both parties were original shareholders. In their account, Joana Quaye’s shares were later transferred without her knowledge in what they describe as a secret and unlawful manner.

The statement further argues that properties and businesses acquired through the company are part of the court record and cannot be redefined through television appearances.

For Joana Quaye’s lawyers, the interview was not merely a media engagement but an attempt to prejudice the public against their client and interfere with the fair administration of justice while appellate proceedings are ongoing.

They disclosed that the appeal had already been served on Mr Quaye about two weeks ago and that the record of appeal had since been settled in accordance with the rules.

Despite their criticism, the lawyers say their client will not respond through the media. Instead, they say she will remain silent and allow the courts to determine the issues, expressing confidence that justice will eventually be done and that there will be a fair distribution of properties acquired during the marriage.

They also dismissed claims that Mr Quaye was already wealthy before the marriage, including references to alleged ownership of a Volkswagen Passat, describing such assertions as publicity-driven and unfounded.