Minority Leader hints of a legal action against Sammy Gyamfi for defamation

‎The Minority Leader of Parliament, Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin has hinted of a possible legal action against the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi for defamation.
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‎In his latest epistle, the Effutu constituency Member of Parliament said, “On the defamatory statements made against me personally, I intend to pursue the appropriate legal remedies.”
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‎According to him, over the past week, all manner of insults and personal attacks have been directed at him, apparently in an attempt to impugn his character and divert attention from the substantive questions he had raised following the losses incurred under the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme spearheaded by the GoldBod.
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‎He observed that some false and defamatory allegations have also been made about his motive for questioning the losses.
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‎”These allegations are entirely false, and I reject them without qualification” he added.
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‎”As Minority Leader in Parliament, my responsibility is to help Parliament discharge its constitutional oversight function. My actions have been guided solely by that responsibility. I have neither acted from any improper motive nor conducted myself inappropriately in the performance of my duties.
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‎”I recognise that, in public life, those who are uncomfortable with legitimate scrutiny may push back. In some cases, they may resort to false allegations, personal attacks and ridicule in an effort to shift attention from the substantive issues and make the person asking the questions the subject of controversy” he eemphasized.
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‎Mr. Afenyo-Markin said the Minority caucus will initiate the necessary parliamentary processes for a full inquiry into the reported GH¢22 billion loss arising from the trading done by the GoldBod which reflected in the books of the Central Bank.
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‎”The International Monetary Fund has reported a loss of approximately US$1.7 billion under this programme in 2025.
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‎”Whichever institution’s balance sheet carries that figure, it represents public money. Ghanaians are, therefore, entitled to know who the off-takers were, what discounts were applied to their purchases, on whose authority those discounts were approved, and what fees were earned from the transactions” he insisted.
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‎He added the citizenry are entitled to a full disaggregation of the US$1.7 billion: how much arose from foreign-exchange differentials; how much resulted from the prices at which GoldBod bought and sold the gold; and what considerations informed the management decisions behind those transactions.
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‎”These questions belong in the public record. The Minority will continue to place them there, in writing and with our sources published, so that every Ghanaian can examine the evidence and arrive at an informed judgment, rather than merely take my word or anyone else’s” he posited.