Former President John Dramani Mahama has challenged President Nana Akufo-Addo to fulfill his promise of retrieving monies owed victims of the Diamond Microfinance Company (DKM) scam.
Mr. Mahama threw the challenge at Wamfie in the Dormaa East Constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region on Saturday.
“When we were in office, the NPP lied that DKM belonged to my wife and I. Today, you are in power, you know who DKM belongs to. You promised that you will collect the people’s money for them when you come into power. Please collect their DKM money and give it back to them.”
I’ll investigate and retrieve DKM monies – Akufo-Addo
The then Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) , Nana Addo, had said government will launch an investigation into circumstances surrounding the scandal if voted to office at the December polls.
He said it was clear that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration led by the then President Mahama had failed to adequately deal with the matter, leading to thousands of Ghanaians losing their monies.
Addressing a gather of party supporters in the Brong Ahafo region to wrap up his campaign tour of the area in 2016, the then NPP flagbearer said his government will ensure that all individuals and groups who were affected by the DKM scandal and other scandals will have their monies refunded.
“I will investigate government’s inability to pay the monies owed as well as investigate the DKM scandal and to ensure that there would be total restoration to all affected in both scandals.”
Woes of DKM customers
Thousands of customers of DKM Microfinance Company lost their investments running into millions of cedis after the central bank in 2015 suspended the operations of DKM for violating the Banking Act.
Though the central bank subsequently lifted the ban on the company’s operations, DKM was unable to pay its customers their locked up cash.
The Bank of Ghana confiscated the assets of the company and appointed the Registrar General’s Department to commence liquidation processes to refund customers of the company.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has challenged President Nana Akufo-Addo to fulfill his promise of retrieving monies owed victims of the Diamond Microfinance Company (DKM) scam.
Source: graphic.com.gh
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I blame Dr. Afari Gyan and Justice Atuguba for unjustifiably orchestrating your presidency. You have not stopped drinking alcohol from your supposed water bottle. Well, it is an open secret that you put alcohol n the bottle instead of water. After gulping some of it, you start your ignoble speech.
Oh President Mahama, if I may ask, how many banks have collapsed under president Akuffo Addo? If you care to know by the last count they were seven, how many customers/depositors have lost their money? This is a president who cares. Though UT/Capital/Unibank/Beige, etc banks are no more their customers have not lost their investment Under your watch you allowed DKM to collapse but you did nothing to protect depositors only to turn around now to ask Akuffo Addo to make good his promise of retrieving customers money for them. Incredible, wonders shall never end. I understand why people call you incompetent. How on earth can you call on Nana Addo to clean your mess Mr former president?
If I were John Mahama I won't make any attempt to contest any elections in Ghana again. The rigging machine failed after the 2013 judgement by the Supreme Court. There is no way you can win any election in Ghana. The verdict and the acceptance of the Supreme Court decision was to make Ghana safe. YOU ARE A SPENT FORCE. NO FREEBIES FOR YOU AGAIN.
# The incompetent one says he is coming again.
IT IS ONLY A FULL LIKE THIS GUY WHO KNOWS NO SHAME. IDIOTISM FROM IDIOTIC ***barred word***.
Gyimi Nana Addo. you employed 112 minister 1500 advisors and the country is running aground.
JM was use less in 8years from Vice president and president. how can you be effective give another 4 years????. He is a joker, a failure and lacks vision. He is not a leader by nature. greedy fellow
No, the DKM money is too small we will rather retrieve the money you and your brothers have stolen.
SEE AM E STILL DEY TALK. ***barred word***
You shared all the money to your appointees by paying them double salary for years...... This ford bribe taker is really annoying.