SAMUEL BOSSMAN

Former President of the School of Public Service and Governance- GIMPA¶ Law|•|Politics|•|Leadership|•|Philanthropy|•| Social Commentary|•|PR|•|HR• Aide to NDWO

[SAMUEL BOSSMAN @SamuelBossman56]

@KevinEkowTaylor 😆😆😆😆

[John Dramani Mahama @JDMahama]

I took a stroll in the Presidency Garden with Prime Minister Terrance Drew of Saint Kitts and Nevis after our bilateral meeting today.

He planted the ‘tree of life’ in the garden to commemorate his visit.

[Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor Ch.FE @potokunor]

BREAKING: Massive Drop in Treasury Bill Rates!

In just 50 days under President Mahama’s leadership, treasury bill rates have seen a historic decline!

✅ 91-day T-bill slashed from 28.34% to 20.79%—a jaw-dropping 760 basis points drop!

✅ 182-day T-bill down from 28.96% to 22.98%—a solid 600 basis points reduction!

✅ 364-day T-bill plummets from 30.17% to 22.69%—a staggering 750 basis points cut!

#MahamaEffect #ResettingGhana

[SAMUEL BOSSMAN @SamuelBossman56]

RT @SammyGyamfi_: The claim by some hirelings of the New Patriotic Party, who are still nursing their wounds after suffering the most embar…

[SAMUEL BOSSMAN @SamuelBossman56]

@Manasseh_Azure @gyaigyimii Manasseh should give us a break.

He should have rather gotten closer to the office and asked what went into having that negotiations before coming out to speak emotionally about his personal issues with Jospong.

[KOJO DYNAMIC 𓃵 @AnnanPerry]

Annoh Dompreh is disciplined proper proper 😂😂😂😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Sammy Gyamfi @SammyGyamfi_]

FINANCE MINISTER, DR. CASSIEL ATO FORSON, Ph.D., INAUGURATES TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TO DRAFT A LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GHANA GOLD BOARD (GOLDBOD)

27TH JANUARY, 2025

1. Distinguished members of the press, I warmly welcome you this afternoon to the Ministry of Finance.

2. Today, we gather to inaugurate a Technical Committee tasked with developing the legal and operational framework, particularly the drafting of a Bill for the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod).

3. The GoldBod is a flagship initiative envisioned by His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama for economic revitalization.

4. It seeks to serve as a vehicle for achieving currency stability through the structured purchasing and management of Ghana’s gold resources.

5. As Africa’s leading gold producer, Ghana derives substantial foreign exchange earnings from gold. However, the benefits accrued from this valuable mineral remain minimal, often coming at a steep environmental cost.

6. Historically, Ghana’s revenues from gold have been confined to traditional sources such as royalties and taxes.

7. The Ghanaian economy has not realized the full benefit of our gold resources.

8. The time has come for Ghana to expand beyond royalties and taxes by harnessing the entire value chain of gold.

9. As a nation, we must aspire to maximize the full benefits of our gold resources.

10. This involves optimizing every stage of the value chain—from extraction to refining, value addition and marketing, both locally and internationally.

11. The Ghana Gold Board will serve as a specialized agency for effective marketing of our gold resources.

12. This will involve the implementation of a deliberate program to formalize gold trading from the small scale mining industry and promote traceability with the aim of enhancing the international acceptability of gold fromGhana.

13. Currently, the chaos in Ghana’s gold purchasing sector prevents the nation from fully benefiting from its goldresources.

14. Presently, the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) has the mandate to purchase and sell gold. However, this mandate is not exclusive.

15. The Bank of Ghana also purchases gold through PMMC and other private aggregators under initiatives such as “gold for forex,” “gold for reserves”, gold for oil,” and “gold for cash” among others.

16. Additionally, the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), despite its primary mandate to optimize mineral investment, has ventured into gold buying, incurring substantial financial losses.

17. Also, numerous individual Ghanaians and foreigners with export licenses and/or gold buying licenses are active in the gold purchases and export market.

18. This fragmented, uncoordinated and unregulated system has led to widespread gold smuggling and deprived the state of much-needed foreign exchange.

19. To address these issues, the Ghana Gold Board will be mandated to regulate and streamline the sector.

20. It will act as the sole buyer of gold from the legal small-scale mining sector through licensed aggregators and local traders.

21. Upon its establishment, the GoldBod will also have exclusive legal rights as the sole assayer, seller, and exporter of gold purchased from small-scale miners.

22. The enabling legislation will clearly outline these mandates and amend relevant sections of the Minerals Commission’s export regulations and other ancillary legislations.

23. This will ensure 100% repatriation of forex from the export of gold from the small-scale mining industry to support our national currency.

24. The GoldBod will ensure strong monitoring and compliance measures which will help curtail black-market and smuggling of gold.

25. It is important to note that the GoldBod will not assume the regulatory mandate of the Minerals Commission over the small-scale mining sector. Instead, it will complement its role.

[Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa @S_OkudzetoAblak]

I am enormously thankful to His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for nominating me to serve as Ghana’s Foreign Minister.

My solemn pledge is to diligently assist President Mahama in championing Ghana’s best interest at all times, with unquestionable patriotism, innovation and integrity.

Immense gratitude to my family, North Tongu, NDC, and all amazing Ghanaians for the incredible support throughout the years.

I won’t let you down.

Let’s do it, for God and Country.

[miss forson @lydiaforson]

The next 4 years is going to be an interesting watch—people are going to spend it condemning what they defended for 8 years and others will do the opposite.

We’ll just be here with the popcorn 🍿

[SAMUEL BOSSMAN @SamuelBossman56]

@thenanaaba Is that how you reply your followers ? Yet you had issues with @BongoIdeas

[Joyce Bawah Mogtari @joyce_bawah]

President Mahama orders investigations into Obuasi Mine deaths
#MahamaThePresident

[Felix Kwakye Ofosu @FelixKwakyeOfo1]

President @JDMahama taps Prof. H. Kwesi Prempeh to lead team of legal and governance experts to review 1992 Constitution.

[Yayra Koku @YayraKoku]

For the records, this is HE John Dramani Mahama's private vehicle. It does not belong to the state neither did he use state money to purchase it.

This vehicle has been in existence before the December elections.

[SAMUEL BOSSMAN @SamuelBossman56]

@SneakerNyame_ You did not know this when JM was treated unfairly after he lost ? I beg shift.

[SAMUEL BOSSMAN @SamuelBossman56]

By this time, Bawumia cant sleep

[SAMUEL BOSSMAN @SamuelBossman56]

#RepYourPartyColoursDay

[SAMUEL BOSSMAN @SamuelBossman56]

It’s been a while I posted my pic.

#Mahama4President

[SAMUEL BOSSMAN @SamuelBossman56]

@gyaigyimii So who take the video ? Ei

[SAMUEL BOSSMAN @SamuelBossman56]

@kwadwosheldon Kwasia boy. And you think you will lie and go free? Wegyimi paaaa. Foolish boy!!

[SAMUEL BOSSMAN @SamuelBossman56]

@kwadwosheldon You ankasa, you no get sense ong?