Asiedu Nketia dismisses NPP’s GoldBod criticism as political distraction

Speaking on Onua TV on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Mr Asiedu Nketia said the GoldBod initiative was designed to give the state greater control over gold purchases and enable the country to use proceeds from its natural resources for national development.

The NDC chairman insisted that Ghana had not lost money through the policy, explaining that the transaction costs cited in the IMF report were associated with trading rather than an outright loss to the country.

Former Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, speaking at an NPP press conference on September 1, said Ghana had bought and sold gold but incurred losses despite operating in what he described as the best gold market in decades.