Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has clarified his recent comment where he threatened GoldBod officials that they could face “scary” bail conditions in the future.
According to the Minority Leader, his comments were not directed at any particular individual or meant to suggest that GoldBod officials had committed a crime.
Afenyo-Markin claimed that his comments were said on a lighter note, but he also meant it.
The minority leader disclosed that his reference to the GH¢22 billion figure was meant to caution current government officials that decisions taken in office could be reviewed when there is a change in government.
Speaking on Good Evening Ghana on August 20, 2026, Afenyo-Markin clarified, saying, “You see, I said it on a lighter note, but I also mean it. Let me explain again. We are dealing with losses. Once the state incurs a loss in implementing a policy, it is a financial loss to the state, and somebody would have to be responsible for decisions taken there too”.
“Now, I wasn’t directly attacking anybody, all right? I was rather stating the fact that, look, today, you in NDC, a lot of my colleagues are under investigation. A lot of former appointees are under investigation,” he said.
“It’s not a crime they’ve committed, but the state is investigating certain activities leading to losses. They go to EOCO, and then they are made to post a very onerous bail. Some of them, they say, bring 50 million, bring property worth 100 million, and they sleep in EOCO for days,” he said.
“I was only drawing the attention that, colleagues, you are in government. Being in government, you will make mistakes. It’s natural. You are human. In governance, there is no perfection. However hard you try, you make some mistakes,” he said.
“There will be some decisions you may mean well, but in the end, something may go bad. So, think about tomorrow, so that if tomorrow somebody picks something and says, ‘hey, 22 billion’, and the state is asking you questions, then they say, ‘okay, yesterday, you demanded bail of a certain magnitude, so you should also go and bring 22 billion’,” he added.
Afenyo-Markin stressed that his comment should not be taken as an allegation of wrongdoing against GoldBod officials.
He added, “I was just saying it on a lighter note, but not to specifically say somebody has committed a crime”.
“I would be fair. We are demanding answers. Until Parliament peruses and comes to a conclusion, it would be unfair for me to call somebody out and say ABC. I must be fair. I am demanding fairness from government,” he said.
“If that is the case, then the bail for Goldbod will be scary because the GH¢22 billion losses recorded in just one year is simply shocking,” he said.
Meanwhile, Sammy Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), has taken the Minority Leader, Alexander 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.
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