A Ghanaian citizen, Eric Dumenu Akatsi, has formally petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, over alleged instances of corruption.
This follows public outrage over a viral video showing Sammy Gyamfi giving an undisclosed amount of dollar notes to self-styled evangelist Nana Agradaa.
Despite issuing an apology and describing the gesture as “regrettable,” critics continue to question the source of the foreign currency and the appropriateness of his actions, especially as a public official.
In his petition dated May 12, and addressed to CHRAJ Commissioner Joseph Whittal, Mr. Dumenu Akatsi argues that the incident, coupled with what he claims is credible intelligence about suspicious bank transactions, raises red flags about possible corrupt practices by the NDC’s National Communications Officer.
“It has come to my attention that the said Samuel Gyamfi currently has two private bank accounts with Consolidated Bank Ghana—one is a dollar account and the other being a cedi account,” the petition reads.
He alleged further that the accounts contain over GHS100 million, adding that such inflows were not present prior to Mr. Gyamfi’s appointment as Acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board.
“I contend, including the slashing of dollars on 10th May, 2025, leads to one and only irresistible conclusion with the accuracy of Mathematics that, these are perfectly instances of alleged engagements in suspected corruption,” Mr. Dumenu Akatsi stated.
He cited Articles 41(f) and 218(e) of the 1992 Constitution to justify the legitimacy of his petition, calling on CHRAJ to trigger its investigative powers in the public interest.
