Tell Nduom to refund our money - Gold Coast customers tell government
Aggrieved customers of Gold Coast Fund Management whose investments have been locked up in the company have taken to the streets in Accra to demand refund.
They want the government, through the Ministry of Finance to step in and help retrieve their funds.
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The customers in their hundreds and from different regions under the banner of the Nationwide Aggrieved Customers of Gold Coast Fund Management presented a petition to government in furtherance of their cause.
The demonstration started from the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange about 9:30 a.m., snaking through Farisco, Adabraka to the Trades Union Congress, then to the High Street and to the Ministry of Finance before finally ending at the seat of government, the Jubilee House.
As they marched and sang various warlike songs, the demonstrators also carried various placards with varying messages, all demanding that their investments are refunded. Some of the messages also accused government of shielding Gold Coast Fund Management owner, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom from accounting for their locked up funds.
One of the leaders of the Aggrieved Customers, Mr. Simon Ohene speaking to Graphic Online, poured out their grievances.
“Election is about to happen, look at what our president said, look at how vocal he was because there was no Elections at stake, now look? They have not paid us our money so we are getting frustrated and people are dying.”
Petition
Receiving the petition on behalf of the President at the Jubilee House, a Minister of State at the Presidency, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie assured the coalition that their petition will reach the President.
“Once I have been mandated to do my job, it will be remiss of me not to take this petition and present same, so it is your democratic right to refuse to hand over anything to me. I will convey that same thing to the presidency”, he said.
The Petition stated that the unfortunate situation created by fund managers has left thousands in deprivation with many destressed, sick and indebted to business partners.
The customers also laid down some demands to the government.
“We are by this petition humbly requesting your office to respond to our issues within reasonable time frame. We also wish to remind your office of an earlier petition dated 14th May, 2019 we submitted to your office during a similar demonstration in Kumasi on this same matter.”
“We are therefore making a passionate appeal to your high office to intervene in this matter, as a matter of urgency to assist us retrieve our locked up funds from the company since several of our members are deceased as a result of the unjust treatment being meted out to us by Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom”, they added.
