Customers of Menzgold Ghana Limited, the defunct gold dealership firm, have petitioned Parliament to investigate the circumstances that led to the closure of the firm.
They also want the legislature to look into how the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) played a role in the decision to close the firm.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday September 14 Spokesperson for the aggrieved customers, Fred Forson, said: “We call on Parliament to investigate the closure of Menzgold including the role played by SEC and EOCO as well as the bank accounts of the CEO and board members of Menzgold and Brew Marketing Companies.
“The whereabouts of some 4000 kilograms of gold assets should also be investigated.”
Menzgold’s operations were shut down in September 2018 by the SEC.
The company’s operating license which had initially been granted in 2014, was revoked by the Minerals Commission of Ghana had primarily been for gold trading and export.
By Laud Nartey|editors.3news.com|Ghana
