{
  "id": 2706516,
  "title": "GoldBod row: Afenyo-Markin refuses to back down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/goldbod-row-afenyo-markin-refuses-to-back-down",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-23T03:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/goldbod-row-afenyo-markin-refuses-to-back-down/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has maintained his focus on demanding accountability for the Bank of Ghana's Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) despite personal attacks. The controversy erupted after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) flagged the programme's reported US$1.7 billion loss, equivalent to about GH¢22 billion, in 2025. Afenyo-Markin defended his questioning of the programme's financial implications and GoldBod's involvement, stating that these actions were part of Parliament's constitutional oversight responsibility. He rejected personal allegations against him, insisting they were false and intended to divert attention from the substantive issues. The Minority Leader emphasized that his actions were guided solely by Parliament's responsibility to scrutinize public expenditure and hold institutions accountable.",
  "summary": "The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has defended the Minority’s scrutiny of the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP), insisting that attempts to subject him to personal attacks will not distract him from demanding accountability over the programme’s reported losses.",
  "key_points": [
    "Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin demands accountability for Bank of Ghana's DGPP.",
    "IMF reports US$1.7 billion loss (GH¢22 billion) in GoldBod controversy.",
    "Afenyo-Markin defends questioning DGPP, rejects personal allegations."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Afenyo-Markin's persistence in demanding accountability for the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme signals a tougher scrutiny of state institutions by Parliament, potentially altering the dynamics of oversight and governance.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}