The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has been petitioned by private citizen Eric Dumenu Akatsi to probe the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, following his dollar gifting controversy.
The controversial incident occurred on Saturday, May 10, 2025, when the Goldbod CEO offered an undisclosed sum of dollars to self-acclaimed evangelist Patricia Oduro Koranteng, popularly known as Nana Agradaa.
Mr Akatsi, in the petition, referenced Article 218(e) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, which empowers CHRAJ to investigate alleged or suspected corruption and abuse of power by public officials.
“I write in my personal capacity and as a citizen of the Republic of Ghana with a civic duty,” he noted, highlighting what he deems potential financial impropriety.
He labelled Mr. Gyamfi’s action in the video as “a perfectly clear instance of alleged engagement in suspected corruption”.
Mr Akatsi also alleged that Mr Gyamfi maintains two private bank accounts with Consolidated Bank Ghana, one being a dollar account and the other a cedi account, both containing amounts he described as “whopping sums of over One Hundred Million Ghana Cedi(s)”.
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The petitioner also alleged that before Mr. Gyamfi’s current position as Ghana Gold Board CEO, there was no such huge money in his accounts.
“It is important to understand,” Akatsi argued, “that the accuracy of Mathematics leads to one irresistible conclusion, these are signs of suspected corruption.”
The petitioner has therefore called on CHRAJ to initiate a full-scale investigation into the source of Mr Gyamfi’s wealth and the circumstances surrounding the dollar-gifting incident.
“I am verily aware and believe the same to be true that your office would give this petition the needed consideration and attention it deserves,” Akatsi concluded.
This petition comes a day after Sammy Gyamfi was summoned by the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, concerning the ongoing dollar sharing saga.
Find a copy of the petition below.
