GoldBod Saga: Sammy Gyamfi has beefed up his security over threats – Twum Boafo

Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), Kwadwo Twum Boafo, has said that the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, has increased his personal security following comments and threats by the Minority Leader directed at him.

According to Twum Boafo, he said he had no issue with the Minority in Parliament holding the government accountable but criticised Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin for comments he said threatened the well-being of a public officer.

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“I don't think anybody has any problem with the Minority in Parliament holding the government to account. In fact, I think that it is very, very important that happens. But when the Minority Leader, my old friend, Afenyo, goes and stands in front of a microphone and threatens the well-being of a CEO of a public institution, that's unfair,” he said on Metro TV on Thursday, August 20, 2026.

“Sammy Gyamfi, as we speak today, he has had to increase his personal security because of the things that they said regarding his bail. I mean, what is that for?” he questioned.

Twum Boafo said the Minority could criticise the government or express opposition to the Ghana Gold Board without directing threats at its CEO.

“Say that you are not happy with what is going on. Say that you are not happy with the concept of GoldBod. Even tell us that when we come to power, we will proscribe GoldBod,” he argued.

He also accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of seeking political power for personal gain, claiming that members of the party would use public institutions to enrich themselves.

“For them, it's all about winning power so that they can line their pocket. Then when they finish, those that they will not give some of the money, they wake up in the morning and send them here,” he added.

It will be recalled that the Minority, during a press conference on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, cautioned that the current leadership of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) could face stringent bail conditions in the future when power changes hands.

Afenyo-Markin drew a direct comparison between what he described as hefty bail conditions imposed on certain individuals linked to the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.

He specifically referenced alleged losses associated with GoldBod’s operations, which the Minority places at GH¢22 billion, arguing that such figures amount to causing financial loss to the state and could form the basis for future investigation.

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“EOCO is going after people. The Attorney General’s press conferences are filled with accusations that individuals owe money, and those individuals are then invited to EOCO and later granted bail in huge sums," he said.

"If that is the case, then the bail for Goldbod will be scary because the GH¢22 billion losses recorded in just one year is simply shocking. The NDC keeps accusing the NPP of being thieves, yet the sale of gold alone has cost the country GH¢22 billion in a single year. And when we raise these issues, they resort to insults and confusion,” he added.

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— Metro TV Ghana (@metrotvgh) August 20, 2026

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