Cadman Mills, an Economist and brother of the late former President John Evans Atta Mills, has tackled Sammy Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod).
Sammy Gyamfi, in a post on social media, highlighted the achievement of the GoldBod by surpassing its 2025 small-scale gold export target.
According to Sammy Gyamfi, the Goldbod has generated over $10 billion in foreign exchange for the country.
He described it as an “unprecedented” achievement for Ghana.
In a post Sammy Gyamfi wrote, “Yesterday, the Ghana Gold Board surpassed its 2025 small-scale gold export target of 100 tons, generating over $10 billion dollars in foreign exchange for the country. Unprecedented,” he posted.
In a sharp rebuttal, also stressed the unprecedented devastation of Ghana’s waterbodies and environment by small-scale miners.
He further urged Sammy Gyamfi to stop touting GoldBod’s achievements.
Cadman Mills recognised that public agitation over galamsey has quietened in recent months but cautioned against interpreting the silence as relief or approval.
Cadman Mills, in a post on X in reply to Sammy Gyamfi’s statement, wrote, “AND UNPRECEDENTED DEVASTATION OF OUR WATERBODIES AND ENVIRONMENT. The clamour over small-scale mining may have died down somewhat in recognition of the government’s good faith (but still wanting) attempts to deal with Galamsey.
However, our deep anxieties remain. SO PLEASE STOP REMINDING US OF THE LURKING THREAT TO OUR VERY SURVIVAL. STOP TOUTING THE “UNPRECEDENTED ACHIEVEMENTS” OF THE GOLDBOD!! They ring very hollow”.
Meanwhile, Sammy Gyamfi, some months ago, clarified that the Goldbod is not in the market buying galamsey gold.
The CEO explained that licensed private individuals make the purchases of gold, not GoldBod.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Sammy Gyamfi explained, “To create the impression that nobody was buying galamsey gold and all of a sudden GoldBod is now giving it a market is clearly wrong”.
“There has always been a market for gold anywhere in the world, including Ghana. Have we ever woken up to any news that there is stranded gold in Ghana? There’s always demand,” he said.
He detailed, “Gold Board itself is not on the market buying gold. These licensed buyers are not stationed at mining sites. They sit in their offices, mostly in district and regional capitals, and buy gold brought to them. They have no technology or system to tell whether the gold was mined responsibly or not”.
“It is this five-month-old corporation called Gold Board that has now been given the mandate to find a solution to that problem. You think we can find a solution in five months to a problem that has existed for decades?” he asked.
Sammy Gyamfi, however, clarified that the Goldbod was established to promote environmentally friendly mining practices.
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AND UNPRECEDENTED DEVASTATION OF OUR WATERBODIES AND ENVIRONMENT. The clamor over small scale mining may have died down somewhat in recognition of government's good faith (but still wanting) attempts to deal with Galamsey. However, our deep anxieties remain. SO PLEASE STOP…
— Cadman Atta Mills (@CadmanAttaMills) December 24, 2025