{
  "id": 2124106,
  "title": "Minority demands accountability over GH¢22bn domestic gold purchase loss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/minority-demands-accountability-over-gh-22bn-domestic-gold-purchase",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:32:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/minority-demands-3/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Minority in Ghana's Parliament has called for accountability over reported losses of GH¢22 billion incurred under the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) in 2025. In a statement issued on August 19, 2026, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin criticized the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, for failing to adequately address concerns raised by the Minority. The Minority argued that GoldBod's response confirmed the reported loss, as the International Monetary Fund had found a US$1.7 billion, or about GH¢22 billion, loss under the programme. The Minority also questioned the fees paid to GoldBod under the programme and the shifting funding arrangements for the Ghana National Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Roadmap Programme, stating that the GH¢22 billion loss constituted a financial loss to the Republic and must be accounted for.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}