The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, of flaunting opulence and leading an ostentatious lifestyle.
The accusation follows the circulation of a video showing Gyamfi handing over U.S. dollar bills to self-styled evangelist Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa.
The NPP claims the act reflects a troubling level of extravagance for a government appointee and went further to allege that Gyamfi uses the U.S. dollar as his regular currency of choice.
Addressing a press conference, NPP National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye argued that the party’s concerns were further validated by Gyamfi’s mode of transport on the day the video was recorded.
“It may have escaped many observers of this unfortunate incident, but not only was Mr Sammy Gyamfi giving out United States dollars without restraint, but he also engaged in painted opulence just after 120 days in government.
“On the day in question, Mr Gyamfi was being driven in a 2025 Range Rover Autobiography valued at $350,000,” he said.
Boakye also criticised what he described as the extravagant conditions of service enjoyed by Gyamfi in his role as CEO of the Gold Board.
“It is palpable unethical and a complete betrayal of the public trust for Mr Sammy Gyamfi to receive all these benefits on the back of helping maintain a steady currency, yet failed to have any iota of confidence in the Ghana cedi to the extent of using the US Dollars of daily use,” he stated.
