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Rogue microfinance customers threaten lives of govt employees

MP for Berekum East has revealed that customers of the companies have been affected so much that three have reportedly died owing to sress from the news that they may not access their monies.

 

As if the protests of customers of microfinance company, DKM, were not loud enough, other customers of financial companies whose accounts have been frozen in the Brong Ahafo region,  have vowed to make the region a living hell for government employees if their money is not released.

The Bank of Ghana froze the accounts of some microfinance companies including 'DKM' and 'God is Love' in May this year. They were accused of violating the Banking Act of Ghana by having less in assets compared to their liabilities to the customers. The Bank of Ghana said the companies failed to comply with the terms and conditions stipulated in its licence.

Kofi Ohene Sakyi and Henry Owusu who speak for the affected customers in Nkoranza say about 90 percent of people living in Nkoranza have their monies deposited in those companies.

They said even though schools have reopened, students are still at home because there is no money to pay for their school fees. Also, sick people cannot go to hospital and most of them are farmers but cannot invest in their farming business again.

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They have therefore threatened to invoke curses on government workers in the area if their accounts are not released within seven days.

Meanwhile, the Brong Ahafo regional Security Council has been meeting the Bank of Ghana and the affected financial institutions on Wednesday in a move to resolve the crisis.

The Regional Minister, Eric Opoku who announced the position of the REGSEC called on the Bank of Ghana to consider defreezing accounts of the affected companies.

The central bank has set September 11 for DKM to inject 50 million cedis into its operations, constitute a competent board of directors and beef it staff strength with persons with requisite qualification.

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The Minister noted that the action has affected customers of the companies “emotionally, economically and psychologically”.

Members of Parliament in the Brong Ahafo region have come together to put pressure on the Bank of Ghana to speedup investigations so that affected customers can get back their money.

The MP for Berekum East, Dr. Kwabena Twum Nuamah told Joys News “situation is terrible…with no light in sight”. Many have lost all their capital, he said.

He said if they don’t get any positive response,

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Dr. Twum Nuamah said

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