I am sorry to have commented NAM 1 – Ghana's Consul General in Dubai

General News on Thursday, April 11, 2019

Source: kasapafmonline.com

2019-04-11

Samata Gifty Bukari, Ghana's Consul General in Dubai, apologized to the government for his comment on the wartime CEO of the gold distribution company, Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM 1.

It is also retracted.

In an interview with Kasapa News, Samata Gifty Bukari revealed on Monday that NAM 1 intended to look for money to pay injured customers in Ghana prior to INTERPOL's new arrest in Dubai .

She said the briefing by her consular affairs officer, who closely followed the NAM 1 case, suggests that NAM 1 hopes to be able to settle its debt to its clients after release.

"When NAM 1 got the deposit, my briefing was that he had planned to look for money to come to Ghana and pay the customers, but Interpol was also on his neck. As soon as he was released on bail, Interpol had him arrested. He hopes to finish the case soon in Dubai, then take care of Menzgold's few thousand customers because he is not a free man. He is helpless now that he is in custody. "

But it turned out that his comments violated a government directive banning all government appointees from expressing themselves on the Menzgold problem.

In an interview with Kasapafmonline.com, the Consul General said, "I apologize to the government, especially the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, and the people of Ghana for failing to comply with the directive. I withdraw everything from my comment. "

NAM 1 was in custody after indictment of a crime charge over $ 23 million. On March 4, 2019, he was released on bail, but because of the warning on his red alert, he was arrested again on instructions from Interpol.

A Dubai-based businessman denounced Mr Mensah for fraud in May 2018. Unaware that he was on the list of people wanted by the Dubai police, he went to the UAE in the hope of receiving a huge sum of money thanks to his previous transactions with the Emirati, only to be arrested when he presented his pbadport to submit to immigration formalities.

But NAM 1 won its case in Dubai.

The court that ruled on Tuesday morning also ordered the company, with which he had problems, to pay him all unpaid debts, according to reported information.

NAM 1 has been in the Dubai cell since November 2018 following a bad deal for gold.