Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, says he remains unfazed by criticism and alleged threats directed at him, insisting that his focus is on serving the interests of Ghana.

Mr Gyamfi made the comments during a question-and-answer session at the Government Accountability Series on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

He was responding to a question about whether he had become nervous amid increasing criticism of his work and public attacks against him.

Mr Gyamfi dismissed some of the statements as reckless and lacking substance, saying he viewed them more as comic relief than genuine threats.

“So you see, such statements are reckless,” he said.

“They are what I call the fanciful effusions of a palm wine bar. You take it as comic relief. And it is very sad.”

Criticism of parliamentary debate

Mr Gyamfi also criticised what he described as a decline in the quality and substance of parliamentary debate.

He compared the current Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, with previous occupants of the position, including J.H. Mensah, Papa Owusu-Ankomah and Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, whom he said were noted for their depth and quality of contributions.

“This is somebody occupying a seat once occupied by the venerable J.H. Mensah, the venerable Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu,” he said.

“Look at the depth and the substance of these personalities. When they rose to speak in Parliament, look at their commanding [contributions].”

He accused Mr Afenyo-Markin of failing to maintain the standard associated with the office, describing his commentary as noisy and poorly researched.

“And look at how this seat has now been sold, bastardised and depraved by a noisemaker who cannot even read and research and get his facts right,” he said.

‘I’m not afraid’

Despite the criticism, Mr Gyamfi said he would not be intimidated and was prepared to face any consequences arising from his work.

“So I will go to prison in his brain, and I will have onerous jail terms in his brain,” he said.

He maintained that his actions were guided by his commitment to national service rather than personal or political interests.

Mr Gyamfi said he remained confident that the results of his work and how his actions were ultimately judged would speak for themselves.

“I’m not afraid of any intimidating tactics because we are serving Ghana in good conscience, and our results and posterity will speak for us,” he said.