'Shame on you!' - Fadi Daboussi descends on Abena Osei-Asare over GoldBod saga

Staunch New Patriotic Party (NPP) member, Fadi Daboussi, has criticised Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairperson and former Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei-Asare, over her recent comments about Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Chief Executive Officer, Sammy Gyamfi.

Daboussi’s comments come amid an ongoing debate over an alleged US$1.7 billion loss associated with the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme, which has come under scrutiny.

Reacting to the issue, Daboussi accused Osei-Asare of lacking the moral authority to criticise Gyamfi over his management of GoldBod.

“I decided not to comment on public issues lately, but these recent issues are just too irritating,” he said.

He urged critics to allow Gyamfi to focus on his work, while defending the GoldBod CEO’s comments on the programme.

“Leave the young man (Sammy Gyamfi) to work. All he said was true. Under your tenure as the Deputy Finance Minister, you took loans without parliamentary approval. The former administration squandered money,” Daboussi alleged.

He further accused Osei-Asare of being part of an administration whose policies, in his view, contributed to Ghana’s economic difficulties. “Shame on you, Abena. You were one of the people who supervised policies that caused economic crisis in this country. Today, you are going on demo and criticising Sammy Gyamfi. You’re very annoying,” he said.

Daboussi also sought to downplay the reported losses, arguing that GoldBod’s operations involve precious minerals and should not be compared with ordinary commercial activities.

“GoldBod is not like selling roasted ripe plantain and groundnut. It is precious minerals. So, what is GH¢2.2 billion loss? It is even an insignificant amount,” he fumed.

Daboussi’s reaction follows recent calls by Osei-Asare for President John Mahama to order a full-scale investigation into the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme.

Osei-Asare raised concerns over reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated losses associated with the programme at US$1.7 billion.

In a video sighted by GhanaWeb on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, she argued that the alleged loss represented public resources that could have been invested in critical sectors.

“The Minister of Health is complaining about the fact that he needs GH¢6 billion to recruit nurses. And here we are, with approximately GH¢22 billion going down the drain,” she said.

The PAC Chairperson also called for greater transparency and parliamentary oversight of the gold programme.

She insisted that public officials must provide answers to questions surrounding the programme rather than engage in exchanges of insults.

“We expect some transparency. We expect some accountability and not contradiction in numbers, as is being put out there,” she added.

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