{
  "id": 1872364,
  "title": "Post-regime accountability awaits you – Afenyo-Markin warns GoldBod officials",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/post-regime-accountability-awaits-you-afenyo-markin-warns-goldbod",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T05:22:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghana Business News",
    "slug": "ghana-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/08/19/post-regime-accountability-awaits-you-afenyo-markin-warns-goldbod-officials/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader of Parliament, has cautioned that officials from the Ghana Gold Board will be held accountable for reported financial losses under the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme. Speaking to journalists at Parliament House in Accra, the Minority Leader affirmed that the Minority Caucus would persistently seek answers regarding the substantial financial losses to the state. Afenyo-Markin emphasized that criticism and personal attacks would not deter the Caucus from pursuing transparency in GoldBod’s operations. He declared firmly, \"The Minority will say this firmly and boldly. It doesn’t matter the adjectives you will use to attack our personality. We know that a day of reckoning will come. They should remember that post-regime accountability awaits them.\"\n\nThe warning came in response to an August 2025 International Monetary Fund (IMF) report, which alleged that the BoG’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme managed by GoldBod incurred losses surpassing $1.7 billion in 2025, equivalent to 1.5 percent of Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Minority Caucus has recently raised concerns over the GoldBod’s fee structures, pricing decisions, and the arrangement for funding the programme, which Afenyo-Markin asserts the Minority will continue to scrutinize both the GoldBod and the government.",
  "summary": "Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader of Parliament, has warned that officials of the Ghana Gold Board will face accountability over alleged reported losses under the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) Domestic Gold Purchase Programme. The post Post-regime accountability awaits you – Afenyo-Markin warns GoldBod officials appeared first on Ghana Business News .",
  "key_points": [
    "Minority Leader warns Ghana Gold Board officials will face accountability.",
    "IMF report claims GoldBod’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme incurred $1.7B losses in 2025.",
    "Minority Caucus vows to scrutinize GoldBod’s fee structures and funding arrangement."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Minority Caucus's warning of post-regime accountability for GoldBod officials signals a heightened scrutiny of the programme, indicating that those responsible for financial losses will face consequences.",
  "illustration": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}