The leadership of former Menzgold Company Limited clients has gotten in touch with former president John Dramani Mahama to ask for his assistance in getting their money back from the illegal gold dealer and investment firm.
When the company was shut down in 2018, the customers have suffered, with 217 people passing away and some experiencing blindness and mental illness.
The consumers are currently pleading with the former President to help them seek a bailout from the government to ease their situation.
The group's head and spokesperson, Mr. Fred Forson, made an emotional appeal to Mr. Mahama at a meeting with the former President on Friday in his Cantonments office, stressing that their condition was bad and that they urgently required a state bailout.
"We are confident that it will be helpful when Your Excellency adds your voice. We sincerely request that you lead us in requesting a bailout from the state given where we are right now, as we need one. Because for us, life is just intolerable," he sobbed.
"The state has squandered more than four years on this minor subject," the convener of Menzgold customers continued. Nothing was done. Everyone will undoubtedly agree that it was the customers' tenacity and persistence that allowed the Attorney-General to transfer the case from the lower court to the High Court. The civil part, which involves getting our money back, is still pending.
As one of the most regrettable events in the nation's history, President Mahama expressed his sympathy to the victims. He thought that as insufficient regulatory oversights by the government frequently allow such fraudulent schemes to thrive, it bears responsibility for the victims who are citizens.
He also questioned why the government has not yet seized the company's assets, sold them at auction, and utilized the money to reimburse some of the investments made by customers.
President Mahama promised to join the Menzgold customers in drawing attention to their predicament in response to their petition. He encouraged the administration to give them all the information they require regarding its initiatives to improve their position.
The clients are hoping that with the former president's backing, they would be able to get their money back and make up for the damages they have incurred.
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