{
  "id": 5097669,
  "title": "FACT-CHECK: Bawumia played key role in introduction of Domestic Gold Purchase Programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/fact-check-bawumia-played-key-role-in-introduction-of-domestic-gold",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:36:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/fact-check-bawumia-played-key-role-in-introduction-of-domestic-gold-purchase-programme/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A review of official records and statements confirms Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia played a pivotal role in launching Ghana's Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP). In his concluding remarks at the DGPP's 17 June 2021 launch, then-Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Ernest Addison explicitly credited Bawumia with getting the programme started, stating: \"Let me acknowledge the support of His Excellency the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who got this programme started.\" This official statement from the Bank of Ghana Governor is the strongest evidence supporting Bawumia's initiating role. Further confirmation comes from the Ghana Chamber of Mines' 2022 publication, which detailed the programme's implementation among major mining companies. The Chamber documented a meeting involving Bawumia, Economic Management Team members, the Bank of Ghana, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, the Minerals Commission, PMMC, and Chamber leadership. Bawumia explained that the programme would provide a sustainable addition to Ghana's foreign exchange reserves. The current Bank of Ghana Governor's 2026 parliamentary submissions reinforce the programme's evolution under Bawumia's Gold-for-Forex policy, with the Bank using cedis to purchase locally produced gold to boost foreign-exchange reserves. Therefore, the evidence supports that Bawumia indeed played a key role in introducing the DGPP and later institutionalizing it within his economic policy framework.",
  "summary": "There is an ongoing debate over who introduced Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP), with claims over whether former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia played a central role in the birth of the initiative. A review of the documentary evidence, including Bank of Ghana records, a Ghana Chamber of Mines publication, Bawumia’s policy commitments and the current Governor’s submissions to…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "FACT-CHECK: Bawumia played key role in introduction of Domestic Gold Purchase Programme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/fact-check-bawumia-played-key-role-in-introduction-of-domestic-gold-5104519",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:02:15.000Z"
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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."
}