'There is no confusion' - NPP backs Afenyo-Markin, Minority over GoldBod scrutiny

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dismissed any assertions of disagreement within the party over the Minority Caucus’ scrutiny of the Ghana Gold Board’s losses. According to the National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, there is no confusion within the party, as its leadership, including its presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, fully supports Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin and the Minority Caucus in their demand for answers from GoldBod. Gold buyers in Ghana went weeks without funding – Report “Let me say this boldly and plainly that the entire leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), including the presidential candidate, are fully behind the Minority. There is no confusion anywhere. “We are fully behind the Mighty Minority. The NPP stands fully, completely, and unreservedly behind our Mighty Minority caucus in Parliament led by Alexander Afenyo-Markin. We wholeheartedly support each member in this struggle,” he said at a press conference held by the party on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Nana Boakye stressed that the party considers the scrutiny a national duty rather than an attempt to engage in partisan politics. “We back their questions, scrutiny, and demands for full transparent account of how a state institution charged with buying and protecting Ghana’s gold ended up presiding over such huge losses of this magnitude. This is not partisan politics but a national duty,” he noted. Nana Boakye said the party would continue to support the Minority until all questions surrounding GoldBod are answered publicly. “We are not backing off now, not tomorrow, not until every question is answered in full and in public and under proper scrutiny,” he added. GoldBod denies GH¢1 billion BoG overdraft claim He also urged Afenyo-Markin and the Minority Caucus to use all available parliamentary procedures and legal avenues in their scrutiny of GoldBod. “We also say this to the Minority Leader and every member of the caucus: use every relevant law in the books, every question on the floor of Parliament, every committee hearing, every request for documents, every order paper, every point of order; utilize every relevant tool provided by the Standing Orders in our parliament with confidence,” he urged. MAG/VPO #TrendingGH: 'Revisit the case' - Netizens react to controversial court ruling Source: www.ghanaweb.com
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