{
  "id": 4138281,
  "title": "Central Region NPP backs Afenyo-Markin’s call for probe into $1.7b GoldBod losses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/central-region-npp-backs-afenyo-markins-call-for-probe-into-1-7b",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T07:50:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghana Business News",
    "slug": "ghana-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/08/29/central-region-npp-backs-afenyo-markins-call-for-probe-into-1-7b-goldbod-losses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Central Region branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed its full support for Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Member of Parliament for Effutu, in his call for a parliamentary probe into the alleged $1.7 billion GoldBod losses. The party believes that such an investigation is necessary to restore accountability, protect public interest, and establish the facts surrounding the reported transaction. Richard Tekyi Mensah, the Regional Secretary of the NPP, emphasized that the probe should be conducted impartially by appropriate institutions and urged state agencies to move swiftly and professionally to examine the allegations and make the findings public.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}