Former PMMC MD Pushes Back on Sammy Gyamfi, Insists Audits Began in 2024 Not 2025

A former Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) has responded to Sammy Gyamfi, insisting that audits at the company were initiated in 2024 and not 2025. According to the former MD, the clarification is necessary to correct what he describes as inaccurate claims about when the audit process began.

The dispute centres on the timeline of audit activity at PMMC, a state agency responsible for the marketing and export of precious minerals, including gold and diamonds. The former MD maintains that records will support his position, setting up a factual contest with Gyamfi, whose recent comments on GoldBod’s operations and the minerals sector have drawn public attention.

The exchange has stirred interest because it touches on questions of accountability and transparency at PMMC. If audits did indeed commence in 2024, that would place scrutiny of the company’s affairs earlier than has been suggested, with potential implications for how the agency’s recent performance and management are assessed.

Neither side has publicly released supporting documentation at this stage, leaving the matter to be settled by records the former MD says he is prepared to rely on. The back-and-forth also reflects a broader pattern in Ghana’s minerals sector, where overlapping mandates and competing public statements have sometimes muddied the picture on oversight and revenue management.

More details are expected to emerge as both parties press their accounts. For now, the disagreement remains unresolved, with the former MD calling for the record to be corrected and Gyamfi yet to respond to the specific claim about the 2024 start date.