Minority Leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin says he will pursue legal action over what he describes as defamatory statements made against him by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi.
This follows the heated debate over the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) and some losses that came with it.
In a Saturday, August 22, 2026 post made on his Facebook page, the Member of Parliament for Effutu in the Central region said the personal attacks directed at him over the past week are a deliberate attempt to shift public attention from the substantive issues he has raised about the programme and the role of the Ghana Gold Board in the transactions.
According to him, the attacks have moved beyond legitimate criticism of his position to false allegations about his motives for questioning the reported 1.7 billion dollar loss recorded under the programme in 2025.
“Over the past week, all manner of insults and personal attacks have been directed at me, apparently in an attempt to impugn my character and divert attention from the substantive questions I have raised,” portions of the statement said.
He added that “false and defamatory allegations have also been made about my motives for questioning the losses incurred under the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme and the role of GoldBod in those transactions.”
Afenyo-Markin rejected the allegations entirely, stressing that they are without basis and intended to discredit him.“These allegations are entirely false, and I reject them without qualification. On the defamatory statements made against me personally, I intend to pursue the appropriate legal remedies,” he stated.
The development adds a new twist to the ongoing war of words between the Minority Leader and GoldBod Chief Executive, Sammy Gyamfi, after the Minority flagged concerns over the IMF’s report of an estimated 1.7 billion dollar loss linked to the gold purchase programme last year.
GoldBod, which participated in the domestic gold purchasing transactions, has become central to the political debate, disputing suggestions that the reported loss should be attributed directly to the Board.
Afenyo-Markin, however, maintains that the matter deserves parliamentary scrutiny because it involves public resources, even as he seeks to separate the personal attacks from the policy questions that remain unanswered.
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