Minority Leader Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin has threatened legal action over what he describes as false and defamatory statements made against him by Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi.

The Effutu MP’s decision follows an escalating public dispute between the two politicians over the Minority’s scrutiny of GoldBod and the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme.

Mr Gyamfi recently accused Mr Afenyo-Markin of being an “extortionist” and challenged him to take legal action if he considered the allegation defamatory.

In a Facebook post on Saturday, August 22, 2026, Mr Afenyo-Markin said he would pursue what he described as the appropriate legal remedies over the statements made against him.

“On the defamatory statements made against me personally, I intend to pursue the appropriate legal remedies,” he said.

Mr Afenyo-Markin also denied acting from an improper motive or conducting himself inappropriately in the discharge of his parliamentary duties.

“I recognise that, in public life, those who are uncomfortable with legitimate scrutiny may push back. In some cases, they may resort to false allegations, personal attacks and ridicule in an effort to shift attention from the substantive issues and make the person asking the questions the subject of controversy.”

The Minority Leader also rejected claims that his scrutiny of the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme and GoldBod was motivated by improper considerations.

“As Minority Leader in Parliament, my responsibility is to help Parliament discharge its constitutional oversight function. My actions have been guided solely by that responsibility. I have neither acted from any improper motive nor conducted myself inappropriately in the performance of my duties.”