Henry Nana Boakye, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) is now responsible for the galamsey menace causing havoc on the environment.
According to the NPP, GoldBod is unable to adequately distinguish between gold sourced from licensed mining operations and gold produced through illegal mining.
He argued that GoldBod’s gold purchasing system has created loopholes which have allowed gold produced through illegal mining activities to enter the formal gold trading chain.
Speaking to the media on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, NPP National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye stated, “GoldBod, I can tell you now, is the cause of the environmental destruction we are seeing. They are now responsible for galamsey”.
“If GoldBod is not buying galamsey gold, then who is?” he questioned, insisting that the authorities must provide clear answers on how gold purchased by the state-owned institution is sourced and verified.
Nana Boakye further criticised what he described as repeated assurances that systems were being developed to address the problem of gold traceability.
Also, Henry Nana Boakye has said the entire party leadership stands fully with the Minority leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin.
Nana B dismissed any assertions of disagreement within the party over the Minority Caucus’ scrutiny of the GoldBod losses.
According to Nana Boakye, there is no confusion within the party, as its leadership, including Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, fully supports the Minority leader.
Nana Boakye stated, “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.”
“We back their questions, scrutiny, and demands for a 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.
“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.
“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; utilise every relevant tool provided by the Standing Orders in our parliament with confidence,” he urged.
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