A sharp clash erupted in Parliament on Tuesday after the Majority caucus shut out the media from the Bank of Ghana Governor's appearance before the Committee of the Whole.

Speaking to journalists at the forecourt of Parliament on July 15, 2026, Ranking Member on the Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, accused the Majority of deliberately concealing information that could credit former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for Ghana's recent forex market stability.

"The Bank of Ghana is here to admit that the ability to intervene in the market is as a result of the domestic gold purchase program, and that is the forex proceeds they are using for market intervention.

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"Why is it that the majority is preventing the governor from saying this to the entire country?" he said

He went further, suggesting the media blackout was politically motivated.

"Is it because the governor is here to admit on record that it is as a result of the domestic gold purchase program that they are able to mobilize these forex resources? Is it because they are afraid that if that is said, it will become glaringly clear that the person responsible for this is Dr Mahamud Bawumia?"

Oppong Nkrumah also pointed to precedent, noting that previous appearances by the Bank of Ghana Governor before Parliament had been covered live by multiple stations.

The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, pushed back firmly, arguing the decision was rooted in standard parliamentary practice and not political calculation.

"All the other independent constitutional bodies that come, they appear before the Committee of the Whole without media coverage," he said, citing Standing Order 266.

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"When the Administrator of the Common Fund comes, have we ever allowed you to cover it? The Central Bank Governor came to answer questions, and we said let us do what we do for all other independent constitutional bodies," he added.

Ayariga acknowledged a previous exception when the Governor appeared before Parliament over the cost of the Bank of Ghana's office building and the media were allowed in, but maintained that each committee retains the right to determine whether its proceedings are open.

"Proceedings of a committee shall be held in public except otherwise determined by the committee.

"If you don't convince the entire committee to agree to sit in public, you cannot force the committee to sit in public," he said.

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Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has defended the decision to receive a briefing from the Bank of Ghana Governor without media coverage.

He stated that it is standard parliamentary practice for heads of independent constitutional bodies to appear before the Committee of the Whole… pic.twitter.com/fb0PkPICPx

— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) July 15, 2026

The minority has criticised the majority caucus for holding the Bank of Ghana Governor's appearance before Parliament behind closed doors, preventing media coverage of his responses to key questions.

The questions, filed by Ranking on the Economy & Development Committee, Kojo… pic.twitter.com/ivxDBWwteZ

— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) July 15, 2026

The minority has criticised the majority caucus for holding the Bank of Ghana Governor's appearance before Parliament behind closed doors, preventing media coverage of his responses to key questions.

The questions, filed by Ranking on the Economy & Development Committee, Kojo… pic.twitter.com/ivxDBWwteZ

— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) July 15, 2026