Senior Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah is calling for a probe into the Sammy Gyamfi-Nana Agradaa gift saga. She wants National Security to investigate who recorded and leaked the video.
She alleges that the controversy was orchestrated by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), given Nana Agradaa’s known affiliation with the party and her previous verbal attacks on President John Dramani Mahama.
The former General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), speaking on TV3’s NewDay programme, the Big Issue segment, on Thursday, May 15, 2025, stated that Sammy Gyamfi didn’t break any law.
She praised his maturity for admitting guilt and apologizing. However, she questioned the motive behind the filming and circulation of the incident.
“The point is that, he has asked for forgiveness and it spreads across everybody, that he is sorry. It takes a man of valor to come to that level to say ‘I’m sorry’. Sammy has shown maturity.
“Sammy was magnanimous enough to be nice to her despite her insults against H.E. John Dramani Mahama and gave the person [money]. Why do you go and video it? If it’s not an orchestration, if it’s not a ploy to get Sammy disgraced, who sent it viral? Who was the first person that received the video? National Security should investigate,” she called.
The dollar-gift controversy arose after Agradaa approached Sammy Gyamfi for money for fuel when the duo met at a funeral on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
According to Agradaa, Sammy gave her US$800, which sparked public outrage, especially after President Mahama launched a Code of Conduct for Public Officials a few days earlier.
Critics pointed to the video as potentially undermining the Code of Conduct for Public Officials, which emphasizes integrity, accountability, and transparency in public service.
Many party faithful were outraged after the incident, not over the gesture per se, but the person involved, who is a controversial religious figure claiming to be an evangelist after being previously arrested for defrauding many as a fetish priestess.
The Minority in Parliament and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) organised separate press conferences, demanding that the President either suspend or dismiss the Acting Managing Director of the Ghana Gold Board (GhanaGold), citing the dollar-gifting incident.
Sammy Gyamfi apologised for the incident and was invited by Chief of Staff Julius Debrah to the Jubilee House to explain the circumstances.
However, the presidency accepted his apology and cautioned him on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, with the President deciding not to take further action according to Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister of Government Communications.
Nana Yaa Jantuah: Mahama’s leniency gives NPP freedom to criticise
