Sammy Gyamfi Gets Appointment, Selected To Head Precious Minerals Marketing Company

Sammy Gyamfi Gets Appointment, Selected To Head Precious Minerals Marketing Company

  • Sammy Gyamfi has been appointed as Acting MD of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company
  • Gyamfi, National Democratic Congress Communications Director, has been tasked by President John Mahama with setting up the Ghana Gold Board
  • The establishment of the Ghana Gold Board would be under the direction of the Minister for Finance

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Sammy Gyamfi has been appointed as the Acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company.

The National Democratic Congress Communications Director has been tasked with setting up the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod).

Sammy Gyamfi, Precious Minerals Marketing Company, John Mahama, Gold Board, NDC
President John Mahama appoints Sammy Gyamfi as Acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company. Source: Sammy Gyamfi
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A statement from the presidency said the establishment of the GoldBod would be under the direction of the Minister for Finance.

The GoldBod is one of the top priorities of the Mahama administration aimed at economic revitalisation and would, among other things, be responsible for the sustainable management and marketing of the country's gold resources for the benefit of the Ghanaian people.

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It would also include formalising the small-scale gold mining sector and providing mining support services for the industry.

Gyamfi is a lawyer and Economic Policy Analyst with a BSc in Environmental Science and a Bachelor of Law from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

He holds a Barrister at Law certificate from the Ghana School of Law and an MA in Economic Policy Management from the University of Ghana.

He is also an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School with Executive Certificates in the Emerging Leaders and Strategic Leadership Programmes.

Gyamfi has previously worked with Exton Cubic Group Limited, a reputable mining company in Ghana, and is the National Communications Officer of the new ruling party.

Other key appointments by Mahama

Mahama appointed Justina Nelson as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF).

This came after the Ghanaian President revoked the appointment of the previous CEO, Edward Nana Yaw Koranteng.

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Mahama also appointed Augustus Goosie Tannoh as the Presidential Advisor for the 24-hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development.

This appointment is part of Mahama’s recent announcement of key individuals selected for positions within the Office of the President.

The 24-Hour Economy initiative was one of the key policy proposals highlighted during Mahama’s campaign for the December 7, 2024, elections.

Change to NDC leadership in Parliament

YEN.com.gh also previously reported that the Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga was expected to be the next Majority Leader in Parliament. Cassiel Ato Forson, the current leader of the Majority in Parliament, is in line to become the Finance Minister under John Mahama's administration.

Ayariga is a five-time MP who served as Minister of Youth and Sports and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation. Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin earlier predicted that Ayariga would lead the Majority while Kweku Ricketts Hagan would become his deputy.

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MP for Ketu South Abla Dzifa Gomashie nominated as Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts

Some of Afenyo-Markin's predictions have already come to pass. Adaklu MP Kwame Governs Agbodza has been nominated as the Minister of Roads and Highways, while MP for Banda Ahmed Ibrahim has been nominated as the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.