Victoria Hamah begs President Mahama to reprimand, not sack Sammy Gyamfi over dollar gift to Agradaa

Former Deputy Minister for Communications and prominent NDC member, Victoria Lakshmi Hamah, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to formally reprimand, rather than dismiss, Sammy Gyamfi, the Acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, over his controversial cash gift to evangelist Nana Agradaa.

In a letter titled “Youth in Power: Embracing Imperfection for a Progressive Democratic Future,” Hamah argued that the incident involving Gyamfi should not derail the broader agenda of promoting youth leadership and mentorship within Mahama's administration.

“I respectfully submit that a formal reprimand, rather than exclusion from office, represents the most constitutionally sound and developmentally judicious response,” she wrote.

Hamah warned that mishandling Gyamfi's case could alienate a politically conscious generation and undermine the trust the administration has cultivated among younger voters.

“To support young leaders only in moments of triumph, and abandon them at the first signs of fallibility, is to reinforce a brittle political culture that discourages innovation and suppresses bold leadership,” she warned.

She concluded by encouraging the President to use the situation as a learning opportunity to reinforce values of mentorship, institutional strength, and inclusive governance.

“Let this moment serve not as a rupture, but as a reckoning with the kind of political maturity that welcomes imperfection as part of the journey toward excellence,” she emphasised.

Victoria Hammah was sacked in 2013 in President John Dramani Mahama's first administration after she was recorded allegedly saying she dreamed of making $ 1million in her role as Deputy Minister of Communications.

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