Mr Afenyo-Markin described the comment as inappropriate for a public officer responding to demands for accountability over public funds.
The criticism follows claims by the Minority in Parliament that GoldBod must account for losses associated with the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP), rather than taking credit for gains linked to the programme while distancing itself from reported transaction-related losses.
The dispute follows an August 2026 report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which indicated that the Bank of Ghana’s DGPP, implemented through GoldBod, recorded losses of more than US$1.7 billion in 2025, equivalent to about 1.5 per cent of Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
However, speaking during the government’s Accountability Series on Wednesday, August 19, Mr Gyamfi dismissed the Minority’s claims, saying GoldBod does not “take moral lessons from the brothel.”
In a statement responding to Mr Gyamfi, Mr Afenyo-Markin maintained that the reported losses constituted a financial loss to the state and therefore required accountability.
“The 22 billion Ghana cedis losses as reported by the IMF Sixth Country Report, numbered 26/213 issued in August 2026, amount to a financial loss to the Republic. It must be accounted for!
“Finally, a word on tone. The Chief Executive’s reference to a brothel does not belong in a statement issued by a Public Officer accounting for public funds. Ghanaians asked for figures. They were given insults. The figures are still outstanding,” he said.
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