By Magdalene Andoh
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has been crowned State-Owned Enterprise of the Year at the prestigious Public Enterprises League Table (PELT) Awards, marking a major milestone in the institution’s performance and impact.
In a remarkable showing on the night, GoldBod also secured the Most Profitable State-Owned Enterprise award and was named the Overall Best Specified Entity, underscoring its strong financial performance and operational excellence.
The PELT Awards, organised annually by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), recognise outstanding performance among state-owned enterprises and specified entities, while promoting accountability, efficiency, and good corporate governance across Ghana’s public sector.
Receiving the awards on behalf of the Board, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, Richard Nunekpeku, Esq., expressed gratitude to SIGA for the recognition.
“We are excited to receive this award, the third of the night. On behalf of the Board, management and staff of the Ghana Gold Board, we thank SIGA for recognising our performance over the years,” he said.
Mr. Nunekpeku reaffirmed GoldBod’s commitment to sustaining its high standards, noting that the recognition would serve as motivation to further deliver on its mandate.
“We want to remind all other companies, state agencies and enterprises that although we have won this year’s award, we are not backing down. We are committed to growing and achieving all the targets set in our performance contract with SIGA,” he added.
He further assured stakeholders that the Board remains focused on maintaining its strong performance trajectory.
GoldBod’s recognition highlights its growing role as a key state institution driving reforms in Ghana’s gold sector, with emphasis on transparency, value retention, and sustainable resource management.
The PELT Awards continue to serve as an important benchmark for measuring the performance of public institutions, encouraging excellence and strengthening governance across the sector.
