New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has escalated a political dispute over the Bank of Ghana’s audited finances, challenging ruling party officials to submit to parliamentary scrutiny over alleged discrepancies in the central bank’s reported losses.

Oppong Nkrumah, the Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi, in a social media response to National Communications Officer of the ruling party Sammy Gyamfi, rejected claims that questions over the Bank of Ghana’s financial position were politically motivated, insisting instead that the matter required formal parliamentary investigation.

“The Bank of Ghana’s 2025 accounts are not the responsibility of GOLDBOD’s CEO or the NDC’s National Communications Officer,” he wrote. “They belong to the Minister for Finance, who must present them to Parliament.”

He argued that only a parliamentary inquiry, conducted under oath, could properly resolve disputes over the central bank’s reported financial performance, including questions around gold-related transactions and operational losses.

“If you are as confident of your case… be the loudest voice in your party today demanding that the inquiry I initiated on March 27th be allowed to proceed,” he said.

Oppong Nkrumah also accused his political opponents of avoiding scrutiny, claiming that calls for accountability had been met with resistance and attempts to shift responsibility.

“If a debate is necessary, Ato Forson should step forward. He has the responsibility, integrity, and competence to do so,” he said, referring to Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.

The exchange comes amid ongoing political tensions over the Bank of Ghana’s financial statements, which have triggered competing interpretations of the scale and composition of losses reported in recent years.