Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has broken his silence on whether he would be going to court over allegations made against him by the CEO of GoldBod Sammy Gyamfi, who accused him of being an extortionist.

Afenyo-Markin appears to have softened his earlier threat to pursue legal action over allegations made by Sammy Gyamfi.

The Minority leader on JoyNews’ The Probe on Sunday evening, August 23, declined to commit himself to legal action, instead invoking the biblical example of Jesus Christ.

According to Afenyo-Markin, in the Bible, Jesus was accused with wild allegations, but he kept quiet and watched them.

Speaking on JoyNews’ The Probe, Afenyo-Markin stated, “I have made certain statements. I would rely on them without more. Don’t rush. In the Bible, Jesus was accused; wild allegations. He kept quiet and watched them. He could have done anything.”

“But you see, when you are dealing with situations, the people of Ghana expect a certain level of maturity from me. The people of Ghana see that this is an accomplished businessman. He’s been in the space for some time. He’s leading a group. The tradition of the party NPP that I lead expects a certain level of conduct.”

“So if I would be carried away with emotions, I would fail. It’s not an emotional game. It’s not a game that somebody attacks you, you should also react. No, you won’t get it.”

“There is always a bait in politics, and don’t underestimate it. Opponents also have a strategy,” he added.

“I was a majority leader. I know how government operates. I know how government can divert attention. So I’ve been there. Because the government must hold itself together, so it can be thrown in today’s social media. Let’s divert attention. Let’s stain the man.”

The development follows Sammy Gyamfi, who defended his decision to describe Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin as an “extortionist”.

According to Sammy Gyamfi, his comment was made based on underlying issues between him and Afenyo-Markin which are not known to the public.

Sammy Gyamfi on Joy News’ Newsfile programme on Saturday, August 22, 2026, disclosed that he had never used the term against any of his other critics, arguing that his choice of words was based on specific matters involving Afenyo-Markin.

Sammy Gyamfi on Newsfile stated, “You see, my brother, there are many underlying issues between Afenyo-Markin and me that you don’t know, and those watching don’t know. I have appeared on Newsfile too many times. Perhaps in this country I have held more press conferences on political issues than anybody”.

“Have you ever heard me use the word extortion against any of my critics? Have you ever heard me? Why would I use this word now? And why have you not heard Afenyo say anything about that, or challenge me, or threaten to sue? So, the NPP people talking; there are things you don’t know,” he added.

According to Sammy Gyamfi, Afenyo-Markin had not publicly rebutted the allegation because he knows the claim to be true, adding that the absence of a legal challenge or direct response from the Effutu MP was significant.

“I will not just… Me, I’m a consummate democrat. I eat and drink debates. Yes, and that is why he cannot comment on that or even challenge me. He cannot, because he knows that what I said is true. So, there are many things that you may not have the benefit of,” he stated.

“Tell him that you want to be his lawyer so that he sues Sammy Gyamfi to substantiate that claim. Tell him. Or tell him that you will give him an interview here and Sammy Gyamfi will come, and that he should dare Sammy Gyamfi,” he said.

“That is not an insult. I’m speaking about what has happened, and he knows.” Gyamfi concluded.

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Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has taken a swipe at Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin for selling water and electricity and still making losses.

According to Sammy Gyamfi, Afenyo-Markin, as the board chair of Ghana Water Limited, supervised a cumulative loss of 3.3 billion cedis, and as ECG board chair, he also supervised a loss of 8.2 billion cedis.

Speaking on Joy News’ Newsfile programme on Saturday, August 22, 2026, Sammy Gyamfi stated, “I just compared him to Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Abena Asare, Amin Adam, all of whom are his colleagues in parliament. NPP people. Who have criticised us. When you listen to those criticisms, you see maybe a lack of information, but they don’t make it personal.

When you listen to him, you hear malice for Sammy Gyamfi. Who can read this IMF report and suggest Sammy Gyamfi will have to meet enormous bail conditions to the tune of 22 billion? This issue is not about Sammy Gyamfi”.

He added, “He said no one sells gold and makes a loss. In this world, the cheapest thing to trade is water. You went and supervised four consecutive years of losses at Ghana Water Limited when you were board chairman. A cumulative loss of 3.3 billion cedis.

You were sent to ECG as board chair; you supervised another loss of 8.2 billion cedis in 2024.

You sold water and electricity, and still made losses. You are not asked to meet any enormous bail condition. Sammy Gyamfi, who has not made any loss it is the one who will meet an enormous bail”.

Sammy Gyamfi further defended his decision to describe Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin as an “extortionist”.

According to Sammy Gyamfi, his comment was made based on underlying issues between him and Afenyo-Markin which are not known to the public.

Sammy Gyamfi on Joy News’ Newsfile programme on Saturday, August 22, 2026, disclosed that he had never used the term against any of his other critics, arguing that his choice of words was based on specific matters involving Afenyo-Markin.

Sammy Gyamfi on Newsfile stated, “You see, my brother, there are many underlying issues between Afenyo-Markin and me that you don’t know, and those watching don’t know. I have appeared on Newsfile too many times. Perhaps in this country I have held more press conferences on political issues than anybody”.

“Have you ever heard me use the word extortion against any of my critics? Have you ever heard me? Why would I use this word now? And why have you not heard Afenyo say anything about that, or challenge me, or threaten to sue? So, the NPP people talking; there are things you don’t know,” he added.

According to Sammy Gyamfi, Afenyo-Markin had not publicly rebutted the allegation because he knows the claim to be true, adding that the absence of a legal challenge or direct response from the Effutu MP was significant.

“I will not just… Me, I’m a consummate democrat. I eat and drink debates. Yes, and that is why he cannot comment on that or even challenge me. He cannot, because he knows that what I said is true. So, there are many things that you may not have the benefit of,” he stated.

“Tell him that you want to be his lawyer so that he sues Sammy Gyamfi to substantiate that claim. Tell him. Or tell him that you will give him an interview here and Sammy Gyamfi will come, and that he should dare Sammy Gyamfi,” he said.

“That is not an insult. I’m speaking about what has happened, and he knows.” Gyamfi added.

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"Afenyo-Markin sold water and electricity, and still made losses"

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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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Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has hit back at the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi.

According to Afenyo-Markin, Ghanaians asked for figures, but Sammy Gyamif sort to insults.

He argued that Sammy Gyamfi’s reference to a brothel does not belong in a statement issued by a public officer accounting for public funds.

In a statement issued after the Goldbod CEO’s Government Accountability Series on August 19, 2026, the Minority leader stated, “On Tuesday, 18th August 2026, the Minority in Parliament addressed a press conference on the financial and operational performance of the Ghana Gold Board and on reported losses under the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme. Today, Wednesday, 19th August 2026, Government, acting through the GoldBod, responded at the Government Accountability Series. The Minority has considered the full text of that response and states as follows.

The GoldBod’s statement this morning confirms more than it rebuts

First, the loss is admitted. The Chief Executive does not dispute the IMF’s finding that there is a loss of US$1.7 million (22 billion Ghana cedis) under the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme in 2025. He disputes only who should be blamed. This is public money, whichever State balance sheet it sits on

Second. the fee arithmetic is now on the record. The Chief Executive tells us the GoldBod accounted for about GHS133 billion in advances in 2025, and that it was paid an assay fee of 0.258 per cent and a service fee of 0.5 per cent. On those figures, the GoldBod earned in the region of GHS 1 billion in fees from this programme. He also tells us the GoldBod posted an operational surplus of GHS907 million. The plain implication of his own numbers is that the operational surplus he is celebrating is smaller than the fee income he collected from a programme that lost the state 22 billion Ghana Cedis. Strip out the agency fees, and there is no operational surplus to speak of. That is the point he did not address, and it is the point he must now address.

Third, he cannot claim the upside and disown the downside. The same statement credits the scaling up of the GPP with the 41 per cent cedi appreciation, the rise in reserves from US$8.9 billion to US$13 billion, and the fall in inflation, and the GoldBod has been foremost in taking public credit for those outcomes. An institution that claims authorship of the benefits cannot describe itself as a passive agent when the costs are counted.

Fourth, the funding position keeps shifting. By the Chief Executive’s own account, responsibility for GANRAP implementation cost moved from the Bank of Ghana to the Ministry of Finance in July 2026, and from August 2020 he GoldBod is seeking to raise funds independently. Three funding arrangements in six months is not a settled model. We view this with curious eyes.

The 22 billion Ghana cedis losses as reported by the IMF Sixth Country report, numbered 26/2 13 issued in August 2026, amount to a financial loss to the Republic. It must be accounted for

Finally, a word on tone. The Chief Executive’s reference to a brothel does not belong in a statement issued by a Public Officer accounting for public funds. Ghanaians asked for figures. They were given insults. The figures are still outstanding”.

The development follows Sammy Gyamfi, who took Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to the cleaners over his recent threat of jailing officials of the GoldBod.

It will be recalled that Alexander Afenyo-Markin threatened the CEO of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, and its leadership with possible ‘scary’ bail conditions in the future.

According to Afenyo-Markin, the GoldBod leadership in the future could face “scary” bail conditions if the standards being applied to some former government officials are maintained.

Afenyo-Markin, who was speaking at a press conference today, August 18, drew a comparison between what he described as stringent bail conditions imposed on some former government officials facing investigations and similar treatment of the current administration should the NPP Return to power.

The minority leader argued that the NDC government is setting a precedent through the conditions attached to bail for some accused persons, which could eventually have consequences for officials currently in government.

He warned that those currently holding public positions should consider how the standards are being applied today.

However, 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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