GoldBod won’t be distracted by Afenyo-Markin’s “antics” – Sammy Gyamfi

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has dismissed what he describes as continuing attacks by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, saying they will not distract the institution from its mandate.

Mr Gyamfi characterised the allegations against GoldBod as part of a “desperate smear campaign” driven by what he described as political blackmail and the deliberate recycling of claims without sufficient evidence.

Speaking at Government Accountability Series, he said the Ghanaian public deserved serious discourse based on facts, evidence and truth rather than repeated allegations intended to create a false impression.

“The Ghanaian people deserve serious public discourse founded on facts, evidence, truth, and not endless recycling of fossils in the hope that repetition will lend credibility and turn fiction to facts,” he said.

Mr Gyamfi further accused his critics of using what he described as “sophistry and political blackmail” in pursuit of selfish interests.

He maintained that GoldBod would continue to account transparently for its activities and stewardship, insisting that the institution would remain focused on creating value for Ghanaians from the country’s gold resources.

“GoldBod will remain focused on its mandate. We will continue to account transparently for our stewardship, and we will not be distracted from the important work of creating value for the Ghanaian people from the exploitation of the gold resources of our beloved nation,” he stated.

His comments come amid an ongoing political and public debate over the management of Ghana’s gold resources and allegations surrounding the operations and financial performance of the GoldBod and the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme.