{
  "id": 3450949,
  "title": "Afenyo-Markin sues Sammy Gyamfi for GH₵15m over ‘extortionist’ claim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/afenyo-markin-sues-sammy-gyamfi-for-gh-15m-over-extortionist-claim",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T06:37:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/afenyo-markin-sues-sammy-gyamfi-for-gh%e2%82%b515m-over-extortionist-claim/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Parliament's Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has initiated legal proceedings against Sammy Gyamfi, the CEO of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), seeking a compensation of GH₵15 million for alleged defamation. The lawsuit arose from Gyamfi's comments on JoyNews' Newsfile programme on August 22, where he referred to Afenyo-Markin as an \"extortionist\" while discussing the Bank of Ghana's reported $1.7 billion loss from gold purchases. The CEO subsequently offered to provide evidence to support his claim, and Afenyo-Markin responded by filing a statement of claim in the High Court in Accra, asserting his innocence. The defamation allegations have allegedly tarnished Afenyo-Markin's reputation as a legal professional and senior politician, causing severe harm to his character, public standing, and image. In his lawsuit, the Minority Leader seeks multiple remedies, including a full retraction of the defamatory statements, a public apology, and a perpetual injunction preventing further publication of the defamatory words.",
  "summary": "Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has sued the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, at the High Court in Accra, seeking GH₵15 million in damages for alleged defamation. The suit follows comments made by Mr Gyamfi during a discussion on the Bank of Ghana’s reported $1.7 billion loss … The post Afenyo-Markin sues Sammy Gyamfi for…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Sammy Gyamfi’s extortion claims a distraction from $1.7 Billion Goldbod losses – Ishaq Ibrahim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/sammy-gyamfis-extortion-claims-a-distraction-from-1-7-billion-goldbod",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:16:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}