Sammy Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), has rejected claims that he insulted Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
According to Sammy Gyamfi, he did not insult the Minority Leader, stressing that Afenyo-Markin got the response he deserved.
Sammy Gyamfi invoked Newton’s Third Law of Motion to explain his response, saying: “For every action, there is equal and opposite reaction.”
He argued that Afenyo-Markin’s comments were beyond ordinary political criticism because they sought to associate him with serious wrongdoing.
Speaking on Newsfile on JoyNews on Saturday, August 22, Sammy Gyamfi stated, “I never insulted him. And nobody can show me one word that I used that was insulting. Afenyo-Markin got the response he deserved”.
He argued that while he accepts criticism from political opponents, Afenyo-Markin’s comments were motivated by malice.
He added, “When you listen to those criticisms, you see maybe a lack of information. But they don’t make it personal. But when you listen to him, you hear malice for Mr Gyamfi. This issue is not about Sammy Gyamfi”.
Sammy Gyamfi stated, “Just like he can criticise me, he’s also not beyond reproach. This is not an insult. I am showing you that this is your record.”
“Have you ever heard me use the word extortion against any of my critics? Have you ever heard me? Why will I use this word now?” he asked.
“There are many underlying issues between Afenyo-Markin and I that you don’t know and those watching don’t know,” Mr Gyamfi said.
“I’m a consummate democrat. I eat and drink debates because I’m not worried,” he said.
It will be recalled that Sammy Gyamfi, some days ago, took Afenyo-Markin to the cleaners over his recent threat of jailing officials of the GoldBod.
Sammy Gyamfi, speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, revealed he was not perturbed by the threats of jail by the Minority Leader.
Sammy Gyamfi described Afenyo-Markin’s comments as “the fanciful efficiency of a palm wine bar”, saying they should be treated as comic relief rather than serious parliamentary commentary.
He stated, “My good brother, Felix, says something. He says politics is a contact sport. So, when you are involved in politics, you are involved in boxing; you should be ready for tackles. You should be ready for punches. And some of us are vaccinated against political mischief. We’ve taken the vaccine, so we are not worried at all,” he said.
Sammy Gyamfi went on to slam the Minority Leader over his record at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) as board chairman, “But what I want to say is this: If the one under whose tenure as board chairman at ECG, you know, where ECG recorded a loss of 8.2 billion, is not facing any onerous bail terms, and how can Sammy Gyamfi under whose tenure the Gold Board has exported 170 tonnes of gold through formal channels and brought into this country over 17 billion United States dollars in one and a half years, face onerous bill terms?
“Such statements are reckless. They are what I call the fanciful efficiencies of, you know, of a palm wine bar; you take it as comic relief, and it is very sad. See, when we say this, he says we are insulting. We are not insulting him,” he said.
Sammy Gyamfi also accused the Effutu legislator of being a noisemaker who is denigrating the seat of the Minority Leader.
He added, “This is somebody occupying a seat once occupied by the venerable JH Mensah, the venerable Papa Owusu Amkomah, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu. Look at the depth and the substance of these personalities. When they rose to speak in Parliament, look at the command they commanded across the aisle, and look at how this seat has now been so bastardised and depraved by a noisemaker who cannot even read and research and get his facts right”.
“So, I will go. I will go to prison in his brain, and I will have onerous bill terms in his brain. I’m not. I’m not afraid of any intimidating taxes because we are serving Ghana in good conscience, and our resources and posterity will speak for us.”
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