She made the comment in response to a viral video that captures the CEO of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, handing out large sums of US dollars to self-styled evangelist Patricia Oduro Koranteng, popularly known as Nana Agradaa.

Speaking on the AM Show on Joy News, Shamima Muslim confirmed that the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has summoned the acting CEO of Ghana GoldBod for questioning regarding the incident, which has attracted significant public attention.

She was quick to add, however, that she was not aware of the specifics or outcome of the meeting.

Shamima Muslim emphasized that the government is treating the matter with the utmost seriousness, regardless of its perceived scale.

“Every action, however minor or major, is taken seriously by the government—as we should,” she remarked. “One of the greatest tests of this administration will be its congruence with its stated values.”

She further noted that the government’s high standards for governance require it to be accountable to the public.

“If we set a high standard for ourselves, then it is fair that Ghanaians will want to hold us to those standards,” she explained.

“Especially after years of eroded governance practices, it’s essential that we live up to the progress people recognise in our efforts to clean up governance,” she added.

Shamima Muslim concluded by saying, “To whom much is given, much is expected—even if those expectations are ones we’ve brought upon ourselves.”

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According to him, the constitutional right to privacy of the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was violated.

He explained that Mr. Sammy counted the money privately in his car, not in public, and therefore had no reason to be recorded.

“I will describe it as a breach of his constitutional right to privacy. Article 18 of the Constitution is clear that everyone has their privacy. So why would someone go into his car to count money, and there would be a paparazzi to capture it?

“We must be careful about these things. If he wanted to do it openly, he would have done that because he even took pictures with Agradaa, but the moment he went into his car, it was private. Agradaa was the one to receive the money and she was standing there, so if she wasn’t then we would have said he was reckless,” he stated.

In an interview on Adom FM Dwaso Nsem, Mr. Kpebu argued that the issues are being exaggerated, stressing there are deliberate attempts to equalize it with Cecilia Dapaah’s case.

“People are just trying to equalize this to Cecilia Dapaah’s case, but they are nothing alike, so we should stop. There are about seven cases I criticized the government over the way it was handled, but this Sammy Gyamfi’s issue is nothing.

“We are creating a mountain out of a molehill and making a storm in a teacup. NPP has lost the election; they must be calm, patient, and be a constructive and responsible opposition,” he added.

The controversy ignited after a video surfaced on social media showing Gyamfi presenting an undisclosed amount of money, reportedly in dollars, to Nana Agradaa at a public event.

Following public outcry, Sammy Gyamfi, who issued a public apology, was subsequently summoned by the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah.

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