Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has accused President John Dramani Mahama of presiding over a scandal involving GoldBod, a government entity mandated to purchase gold.
Speaking on Citi FM's The Big Issue on Saturday, September 13, 2025, Ahiagbah alleged that GoldBod has been buying gold from illegal miners, popularly known as galamsey operators.
"One honest admission is that the president said that GoldBod is buying galamsey gold. That was an admission from the president. This is a very terrible situation we have on our hands, an entity established by law engaging in business with an illegal enterprise. That is scandalous. That is something you would want to impeach somebody for," he said.
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Ahiagbah compared the development to the recent removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, arguing that it reflected a double standard in holding public officials accountable.
"When we just removed a CJ because people processed her travel documents for her, she didn't even process them herself, that was enough to remove her from office. But now you are telling us that you have set up GoldBod, which is buying illegal gold, and that is, okay?" he questioned.
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He further argued that the situation highlights what he described as the president's lack of commitment to the fight against illegal mining in Ghana.
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