Minority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin has challenged the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to “eat humble pie” and admit that policy failures contributed to the reported GH¢22 billion losses under the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) in 2025.
Speaking during an interview, Mr Afenyo-Markin said the Minority’s concerns about the reported losses were based on facts and should not be dismissed as political attacks.
“What we are telling the people of Ghana about these losses is the truth. Nothing more, nothing less,” he said.
“We expect the NDC to be reasonable and eat humble pie, and admit that, indeed, policy failures resulted in this. So that perhaps we can look at the way forward.”
His comments come amid a public disagreement between the Minority and Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Chief Executive Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, over the reported losses.
During the government’s Accountability Series, Mr Gyamfi accused the Minority Leader of running a smear campaign against GoldBod instead of engaging in genuine public accountability.
Mr Afenyo-Markin rejected the accusation and insisted that the reported losses must be properly explained. He said the government should focus on identifying and addressing the policy problems that may have led to the losses.
He also said he would not allow insults or personal attacks to distract him from his work as Minority Leader.
“If today you are insulting Afenyo-Markin, using unprintable words on my person, hiring social media people, people going to sit at studios of FM stations, TV stations, use vulgar language, the very thing that if you give them a schnapps, a Bible, a Quran to swear whether it is true, they cannot. They are saying it for politics. I won’t question you. I won’t say anything. I won’t sue you,” he asserted.
Mr Afenyo-Markin also called for more civility in Ghana’s political discussions. He said political disagreements should not lead to disrespect between people who hold different views.
“I’m Minority Leader. I will do my work. But in so doing, I have due regard for your office,” he said.
Despite the criticism and attacks, Mr Afenyo-Markin said he would continue to pursue questions surrounding GoldBod and the reported losses.
“But to be attacking us, I will stay there, deal with the issues, and pursue it. However lonely I may become, I am doing this for the party, and the right thing will be done,” he said.
