{"id":17582,"date":"2026-08-25T15:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=17582"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:01:24","slug":"npp-backs-afenyo-markins-push-for-answers-over-alleged-goldbod-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=17582","title":{"rendered":"NPP backs Afenyo-Markin\u2019s push for answers over alleged GoldBod losses"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it fully supports Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin in the push for answers over the reported\u00a0GH\u00a222 billion<\/a>\u00a0GoldBod losses.<\/p>\n

This comes following days of accusations and counter-accusations between the minority and CEO of Goldbod, Sammy Gyamfi, over who bears responsibility for the loss.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, August 25, NPP National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye said the party stands firmly behind the Minority Caucus and supports its efforts to obtain a full and transparent account of the reported losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are fully behind the Minority. On behalf of the entire New Patriotic Party, there is no confusion anywhere. We are fully behind the mighty Minority,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nana Boakye said the NPP’s support extends to every member of the Minority Caucus, led by Alexander Afenyo-Markin, as they pursue the matter in Parliament.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe New Patriotic Party stands fully, completely, and unreservedly behind our mighty Minority Caucus in Parliament, led by Alexander Afenyo-Markin,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Nana Boakye, the party supports the questions being raised by the minority, as well as its demand for accountability from the state institution at the centre of the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wholeheartedly support each member of our Minority Caucus in this struggle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe back their questions, we back their scrutiny, we back their demand 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the issue should not be treated simply as a matter of political rivalry, insisting that accountability for public resources was a national responsibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not partisan politics. This is a national duty,\u201d Mr Nana Boakye said.<\/p>\n

The NPP National Organiser said the party would continue to support the minority’s efforts until all the questions surrounding the matter had been answered.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever governs this country is answerable to the people who elected them. They are answerable to every dollar of the people’s money that passes through their hands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He stressed that the party would not withdraw its support for the minority.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not backing off, not now, not tomorrow, not until every question is answered in full and in public and under proper scrutiny,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nana Boakye also called on the minority leader and members of the caucus to use every available parliamentary mechanism to pursue the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He further urged the minority to make full use of the tools provided under Parliament’s Standing Orders.<\/p>\n

\u201cUtilise every relevant tool provided by the Standing Orders in our Parliament with confidence,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

According to him, Parliament’s role is to serve the interests of the Ghanaian people and ensure that public institutions are subjected to the necessary scrutiny.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Parliament belongs to the people of Ghana, not to the convenience of whoever is in the office,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nana Boakye also urged the minority to take its campaign for answers beyond the walls of Parliament and engage the Ghanaian public.<\/p>\n

\u201cFight for the people of Ghana in the court of public opinion as well. Fight until the Ghanaian people receive all the answers they deserve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the NPP would remain vigilant as the minority continues its efforts. \u201cIn writing and the oath, if necessary, the New Patriotic Party remains vigilant. Our Minority Caucus will not look away,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also called on Ghanaians to take an active interest in the matter and demand accountability, urging the public not to remain silent or look away as the Minority pursues answers over the reported GH\u00a222 billion losses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it fully supports Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin in the push for answers over the reported\u00a0GH\u00a222 billion\u00a0GoldBod losses. This comes following days of accusations and counter-accusations between the minority and CEO of Goldbod, Sammy Gyamfi, over who bears responsibility for the loss. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, August […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":17583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,18],"tags":[1047,3313,3511,232,3147],"class_list":["post-17582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","category-politics","tag-alexander-afenyo-markin","tag-goldbod","tag-henry-nana-boakye","tag-npp","tag-sammy-gyamfi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17582"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17585,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17582\/revisions\/17585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}