Osahen On Extortion Allegation: I’m Ready To Face OSP …Sues Sammy Gyamfi

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has challenged persons who have accused him of extortion to report the allegation to the appropriate law enforcement authorities, declaring that he is ready to submit himself to any investigation to clear his name.

Mr Afenyo-Markin said: “I expect that if they must have the courage to report that I have extorted from them and I am invited, I shall submit myself to every investigation so that eventually my name is cleared.”

His declaration came during Parliament’s emergency sitting on Monday, August 24, 2026 where he addressed a number of issues, including the reported $1.7 billion loss associated with gold purchases, recent nationwide power outages and what he described as the weaponisation of the justice system against members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).

He disclosed that he had already initiated legal action in response to the allegations, citing two cases filed at the courts.

According to him, one of the cases, numbered GT-1029-2026 is titled: Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin v. Samuel Adu Gyamfi and Multimedia Group Ltd., and was filed at the High Court.

The second, GR-ACH-CC-C5-02-2026, is titled Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin v. Eric Agyei and Peace FM and was filed at the Achimota Circuit Court.

Mr Afenyo-Markin said he had confidence that the courts would eventually make the appropriate determination on the matters.

He also warned against what he described as the crossing of boundaries in political discourse, saying allegations of this nature should not be treated merely as part of political exchanges.

“There is a limit to political discourse. There are lines that must not be crossed and these red lines, once crossed, they must be dealt with,” he said.

Mr Afenyo-Markin subsequently defended his record as Minority Leader, saying he had served in the position with integrity and had approached his responsibilities with hard work and determination.

He said he was operating with a clear conscience and remained committed to the responsibilities entrusted to him by his family, constituents and the people of Ghana.

“I work with clear conscience and with fidelity to the responsibilities entrusted to me,” he said.

$1.7bn gold loss

The Minority Leader’s comments on the extortion allegation formed part of a wider address in which he accused the government of failing to adequately account for major issues affecting the country.

A major focus of his statement was the reported $1.7 billion loss associated with the government’s gold purchasing programme.

Mr Afenyo-Markin said the Minority had filed a motion on August 20, 2026 seeking the establishment of an ad-hoc committee under Parliament’s Standing Orders to investigate the loss.

He said the proposed committee should be empowered to summon documents and witnesses and provide Ghanaians with a detailed breakdown of how the loss occurred.

In particular, he said Parliament needs to establish how much of the reported $1.7 billion was attributable to foreign exchange movements, the prices at which gold was bought and sold and the decisions taken by officials involved in the transactions.

He argued that the issue could not be treated as a purely technical matter because losses of such magnitude could ultimately have consequences for taxpayers if the Bank of Ghana required recapitalisation.

Mr Afenyo-Markin also linked the reported loss to the broader challenges facing mining communities, particularly the health and environmental consequences of illegal mining.

He said people living in mining communities continued to suffer from serious health problems, including kidney and lung conditions, which he attributed to pollution caused by illegal mining.

The Minority Leader said Parliament owed those communities answers as well and insisted that the reported gold losses should form part of the House’s deliberations.

Power outages

Mr Afenyo-Markin also turned his attention to the country’s electricity supply, saying Ghana had experienced two nationwide power outages within the space of one month.

He referred to the outages of July 29 and August 20, describing the latter as occurring after a fault on the Akosombo transmission line affected generating units and left homes, hospitals and businesses without electricity for several hours.

He criticised the explanations issued by the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), saying Ghanaians had received statements announcing the outages and later statements announcing their restoration but deserved fuller explanations about what caused the disruptions.

The Minority Leader said the power sector was critical national infrastructure and therefore demanded greater accountability from the government.

He gave notice that the Minority would push for the Minister for Energy and Green Transition to appear before Parliament to account for the state of the power sector.

He also said the Minority would seek an investigation into the causes of the recent outages.

Weaponisation of Justice

Mr Afenyo-Markin further accused the government of what he described as the “weaponisation of justice” against members of the Minority and former appointees of the previous administration.

He cited what he said was the prosecution of members of the NPP and referred to the handling of cases involving members of the opposition.

He accused the government of discontinuing criminal cases involving its own members and sympathisers while pursuing cases against political opponents.

The Minority Leader said the pattern, in his view, represented an attempt to intimidate the opposition into submission.

But he insisted that such actions would not weaken the Minority’s resolve to scrutinise the government.

“No matter how far this government goes to suffocate the rule of law in an attempt to weaken this minority’s resolve, we will not bend the knee,” he said.

He invoked the words of former United States President Theodore Roosevelt on the need for citizens to remain in the arena despite difficulties, saying the Minority was prepared to continue its work despite what he described as threats, prosecutions, intimidation and accusations.

He maintained that the Minority had been elected by Ghanaians to protect their interests and hold the government accountable for executive decisions.

He said the caucus would therefore continue performing that role “without fear, without favour, and without apology.”

 

 

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