OccupyGhana has followed closely, reports on the state of our financial sector, particularly with respect to some private, indigenous banks.
We are horrified at the several, repeated and blatant breaches of the law and rules of banking and corporate governance, plain theft, obvious fraud, naked bribery, undisguised money laundering and criminal causing of financial loss engaged in by regulators, industry players and practitioners, and possibly even auditors.
We are amazed that banks could be established in this country with next to no funds and sometimes with funds stolen from government bailout cash extended to other banks. Shareholders appeared to help themselves to depositors’s funds as if it was their personal “piggy banks.” Directors and auditors apparently breached their fiduciary duties with reckless abandon. Directors also failed to exercise utmost good faith, shamelessly engaged in ultra vires transactions and other deals with conflict of interest and conflict of duty implications.
We are shocked at the failure, refusal or neglect of regulators, in the face of several reports evidencing the obvious wrongs and impending collapse, to do anything to stem the tide or stop the flow, save pouring more bailout money into the banks without asking for collateral or even appointing advisers to control the use of the taxpayer’s monies.
We see near-fatal collapse of the hub of national development caused by the failure of regulatory authority and what is appearing to be major corruption linked to, especially the Banking Supervision Department of the Bank of Ghana.
We can only wait with trepidation what we believe will be the exposure of further and deeper rot when the Central Bank sets to deal with other deposit-taking institutions such as the Microfinance and Savings & Loans companies.
This failure of regulation in one of, if not the most critical sector of our economy, calls for the firmest, most strident, ruthless and decisive action from the Central Bank and the Government. We urge the Government to act immediately to investigate, arrest and prosecute all culprits involved in all instances of fraud perpetrated against the state and theft of depositors’ and taxpayers’ monies.
Citizens have had to rescue the financial sector at least once before, in a major recovery of assets via the Non Performing Asset Recovery Trust (NPART) in the 1990s and we do not expect that we should have to relive that painful experience.
We call on the Government not only to make public the results of all investigations conducted, but to ensure that the law (both civil and criminal) is made and allowed to take its course without fear or favour.
Those in management or other positions of trust who have been implicated and who have to lose their jobs, should lose their jobs. Those whose personal properties have to be seized and sold to pay back the public debt should be taken through the due process. And those who have committed crimes against the Republic should be ruthlessly and mercilessly prosecuted.
We trust that the Government will act urgently and thoroughly to clean the sector of all criminal elements who have caused much damage to our wealth and future recovery.
Yours in the service of God and Country
OccupyGhana
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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@OccupyMahama it is a shame that we have grown ups and so called people of influence with no principles and intergrity. They are ever ready to lie for favours.Oh mother Ghana, we did not bargain for this. They have no conscience and principles. As usual, "men of God" are in tow and disgracefully defending their actions and the actions of their corrupt political affiliates. There should be a way of taking them out of the political discourse afterall their involvement have not served us in anyway. GOD PUNISH THEM ON THIS EARTH AND BEYOND.
this NPP group was just formed to torment the previous administration. if not, where were they during the 2.5bn dollar bond, the cash for seat, the boakye agyarko parliament bribery, the ameri deal, the therft at BOST etc?? just when people are about to hear your silence on matters you surface for a no-show. where is prof martey and his church by the way ?? these guys just wanted to occupy mahama
OccupyGhana are talking like they are aliens from a different planet and just landed in the country called Ghana to witness all these wrong doings. Name me one single Ghanaian institution which if put under the microscope will not be found wanting? What is happening in your financial institutions are indicative of what your country stands for and it has been so since you attained independence and the British left you to your own devices. WHEN YOU PLANT CORN YOU WILL HARVEST CORN AND NOT APPLES!!
Ace Ankomah is just pre empting the backlash. He and his OccupyGhana group are a disappointment. I backed them in the beginning as I thought they were not partisan and for the first time, professionals who have done well for themselves are interested in the lives or the ordinary Ghanaian. Not knowing, they were in the pockets of some political masters. The scandals of their political affiliates are now suffocating so they are pretending as if they care. I do not believe they care a hoot but are just saving face.