The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has headed to court by filing a writ in which the Chief Executive Officer of the Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, two Accra-based media houses and one NDC official are the defendants.
He has sued the aforementioned over allegation of extortion.
Mr Afenyo-Markin announced this in Parliament on August 24.
“Mr Speaker, in the face of the allegations of extortion leveled against me, I have chosen, I have chosen to take high moral ground by submitting myself to the processes of the law. I have accordingly caused writs to be filed in suit number GT 1029/2026, entitled Osahene Alexander Ofenyo-Markin versus Samuel Adu Gyamfi and Multimedia Group Limited, at the Accra High Court, in suit number GR/ACH/CC/C5/02/2026, titled Osahene Alexander Ofenyo-Markin versus Eric Adjei and Peace FM, Achimota Circuit Court,” he announced.
According to him, he has “every confidence that in the fullness of time, the court will make the appropriate determination on these matters.”
The Minority Leader further urged his accusers to report the matter to the law enforcement agencies.
“Mr. Speaker, I also await with bated breath that the man or the men who made the allegation will have the courage to report the matter to the police or the OSP or any investigating agency in this country and I expect that if they must have the courage to report that I have extorted from them and I am invited, I shall submit myself to every investigation so that eventually my name is cleared,” he stated.
“There is, Mr. Speaker, there is a limit to political discourse. There are lines that must not be crossed and these red lines, once crossed, they must be dealt with,” Afenyo-Markin warned.
This development follows a war of words between Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin and GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi over the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP).
Afenyo-Markin has raised concerns about reported losses under the DGPP and questioned GoldBod’s role in the transactions, calling for transparency and accountability.
Gyamfi, in response, allegedly described the Minority Leader as an “extortionist”—a comment the Effutu MP said was defamatory.
He threatened legal action in a Facebook post but has since softened his stance, declining to commit to a lawsuit. He said the attacks were bait to divert attention from substantive issues, invoking Jesus Christ, who he said remained silent despite numerous allegations levelled against him.
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