Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold, Ghana, has called on the Attorney General to exercise caution in distributing the GH¢2.5 million handed over by Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), the embattled CEO of the now-defunct Menzgold company.
In a petition dated November 17, the customers urged the Attorney General to avoid disbursing funds to a list provided by NAM1, expressing concerns about the list’s credibility and the potential for discrimination.
The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, had confirmed that NAM1 had delivered GH¢2.5 million to the authorities, which is currently held in an exhibit account at the Bank of Ghana, awaiting further instructions.
The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold, Ghana, in its petition, cautioned the Attorney General “not to succumb to any pressure from NAM 1 nor any amorphous group to disburse the GH¢2.5 million paid by NAM 1 to the so-called attached list since we cannot verify the credibility of the so-called names.”
The coalition reiterated its endorsement of the initial decision made by the Attorney General and the Ghana Police Service to keep the funds in the exhibit account, considering the ongoing court proceedings related to the Menzgold case.
“We do agree with the initial decision taken by the Honourable Attorney General and Ghana Police authorities that the money be kept in the exhibit account since the matter is pending before the court.
Nana Appiah Mensah should never be allowed to determine who should be paid first or last. All customers are entitled to their money at the same time, and as a coalition, we will resist any attempt by NAM1 and his Menzgold to discriminate against customers in the matter of payment”, they stated in their petition.”
Source: The Independent Ghana