Menzgold Customers Storm Jubilee House – To Demand Money From President

The Ghana Police Service says it will no longer tolerate any demonstrations from the group calling itself the Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold over their locked up capital at the gold dealership firm.

The Aggrieved customers had served notice to march to the Jubilee House to petition the President, Nana Akufo-Addo over their locked up investments despite a police directive against their decision.

But the police will not have any more of that.

Tough Talking

The police in response to their notification of a march scheduled for 1:30 pm on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 said they were concentrating on fighting robbery and other violent crimes.

The letter signed by Frederick Adu Anim, the Deputy Commissioner of Police stated that the group has already demonstrated in less than six months and will not tolerate any further demonstration, picketing or walks from the group.

The letter further argued that other citizens must also have the police serving them.

However, one of the leaders of the coalition, Evans Ewudzi, in an interview with Joy News described the directive of the police as childish.

“I don’t know whether it is the culture of silence or impunity but how can they tell us they cannot provide men to guard us present our petition when they can send policemen to guard the court?” he said.

Mr Ewudzi stressed the customers did not need about 100 men to police the Jubilee House to enable them present their petition.

“We are going to present the petition because the first gentleman of the land is waiting for us and we are going to walk peacefully to the place,” he added.

Even as the police and the aggrieved customers tumble over each other over whether or not to demonstrate, the Council of State has reacted to the notice served by the aggrieved customers to march to the Jubilee House to petition the president over their locked up investments.

A letter by the Council’s secretary, William Kartey, and copied to the Chairman of the Coalition of Aggrieved customers of Menzgold gave the aggrieved customers an alternative over their intended decision.

“The council would appreciate if you could present your grievances and intentions and subsequently send 30 copies of same for distribution to Hon members and the secretariat for study and further discussions,” the letter advised.

The Council has also given the assurance to provide the appropriate feedback should the group adhere its counsel.

Customers Freed

Meanwhile, a Madina District Court presided over by His Worship Richard Delali Anku yesterday granted bail to the 92 aggrieved customers of the gold dealership firm.

The accused persons pleaded not guilty to four counts of conspiracy to commit crime (unlawful assembly); unlawful assembly; forcible entry and offensive conduct conducive to breach of peace.

The 92 customers were arrested by the police when they marched to the home of Nana Appiah Mensah in demand of their investments.

After their first appearance however, the judge granted them bail in the sum of GH₵3,000 with one surety.

Police officials from the Accra Regional Command claimed they arrested the customers to maintain order at the place.
Spokesperson for the Coalition Francis Owusu, had earlier told journalist that the reason why they stormed the residence of NAM1 was to demand from him a list of the people he claimed he had so far paid their locked-up cash.

“For almost one week now, Nana Appiah Mensah and his Menzgold have been telling lies to the general public that they have paid 200 of their customers which is false. So, as customers in the various regions, we decided that we will pay Nana Appiah Mensah a visit and find out from him who those people that he keeps telling the general public that he has been paying them are. Lo and behold we were able to get to his place at the Trassaco valley. When we got to the gate we asked the security man at the gate of Nana Appiah Mensah’s residence to allow us in and he opened the gate for us and we entered the premises,” Francis Owusu explained.

According to the customers, they did not break into the residence contrary to earlier reports that indicated that they forced their way into the Trassaco Valley Estates.