The Acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, is facing calls for disciplinary action after a viral video showed him handing over an undisclosed sum of money, reportedly in US dollars, to Nana Agradaa during a public event.
Dr. Kabiru Tia Mahama, Member of Parliament for Walewale, has reinforced the Minority Caucus’s demand for action, stressing that the same standards applied in the Cecilia Dapaah case must also be upheld in this instance.
“The president took a decision to ask Madam Cecilia Dapaah to resign from her post so if that has happened in the past and now we have a senior government official, someone who spoke vehemently against the conduct of Madam Cecilia Dapaah, someone who has been at the forefront of economic discipline and cedi loyalty and issues about governance, you will expect such a person if he is doing the same thing to also be measured by the same standard,” Dr. Kabiru stated.
Dr. Kabiru emphasized that accountability must be consistent, regardless of political affiliation or position.
“We cannot measure Cecilia Dapaah on one standard and we try to measure Mr Sammy Gyamfi on a different standard,” he added.
He also noted that Gyamfi’s actions undermine the integrity of the Ghanaian cedi and raise broader economic concerns, saying, “Although it has become commonplace for politicians to give out cash, doing so in foreign currency undermines the integrity of the Ghanaian cedi.”