Sir Sam Jonah, a well-known businessman and the former CEO of Ashanti Goldfields, has clarified information about his net worth and wealth.

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According to many sources, Mr. Jonah's net worth is estimated to be approximately $1.2 billion.

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Sam Jonah thinks Ghanaians frequently identify him with enormous fortune, which he considers highly inflated, even though this number hasn't been confirmed.

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Sir Sam Jonah stated during an appearance on the BBUM show on Ghana Television that despite being a wealthy businessman, he is more concerned with claims of his financial value than being defined by his principles.

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“News of my wealth has been grossly exaggerated. Let me just say that my father will be turning in his grave if he thought that I will be defined by how much I am worth in monetary terms,” Sam Jonah said.

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“I will like to be defined by the values that I stand for. I think my worth would come from the values that I hold and the principles that I hold. I want myself to be defined by that than pounds, cedis and pesewas,” the executive chairman of Jonah Capital said.

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Touching further on his net worth claims, Sir Sam Jonah explained, “I think it’s a tragedy people want to be associated with their wealth…There are others who want that but unfortunately, I don’t. One because I don’t have that level of wealth and two, more importantly, I just feel it is crass and it’s not something you should be proud of that you’re defined by what people think you are worth”.

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Speaking on some of the principles which have shaped him over the years, Sam Jonah pointed out “honesty, telling truth to power.”

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“I stand for probity, to use the famous expression I stand for accountability and all the above,” He added.

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