Ibrahim Mahama and Sammy Gyamfi Exposed as Okatakyie Afrifa Drops Revelation

Okatakyie Afrifa, a well-known Ghanaian broadcasterand former morning show host at Angel FM,haslevelled allegations against Sammy Gyamfi, theActing CEO of the Precious Minerals MarketingCompany(PMMC), and businessman IbrahimMahama over what he believes could be attemptsto gain influenceover Ghana’s mineral resources.

During his YouTube evening programme onWednesday, February 26, 2025, Afrifa questionedthecircumstances surrounding Gyamfi’s appointment,alleging that it was connected to his relationshipwithIbrahim Mahama. According to the broadcaster, thebusinessman appears to have commercialinterestsin the country’s gold and mineral export business.

Afrifa also raised concerns about plans to establishthe Ghana Gold Board, or GoldBod, which isintendedto take responsibility for purchasing goldproduced in Ghana. He alleged that the initiativecould eventuallygive a limited number of individualsexcessive control over the nation’s gold industry,warning thatsuch an outcome could prevent thecountry from fully benefiting from its natural wealth.

In addition, Afrifa claimed that a lawyer reportedlyconnected to Ibrahim Mahama had been appointedtohead Ghana’s aluminium sector. He arguedthat the alleged appointment could be linked toa broaderstrategy to expand the businessman’sinfluence across key natural resource industries.

The comments follow President John DramaniMahama’s appointment of Sammy Gyamfi as ActingCEOof PMMC on Gyamfi hasbeen tasked with supervising the establishmentof GoldBod,which is expected to strengthenoversight of the small-scale mining industry andimprove the government’searnings from gold.

Afrifa’s remarks have fuelled discussions aboutthe need for openness in public appointments andtheadministration of Ghana’s mineral resources.While the claims have attracted attention, theyhave notbeen independently established, andneither Gyamfi nor Ibrahim Mahama had issued aresponse tothe allegations at the time of reporting.

The controversy has renewed calls from somemembers of the public for stronger safeguardsto ensure thatGhana’s natural resources aremanaged in the national interest rather thanfor the benefit of a select few.