BoG Latest Shutdown: Nduom Reacts Describing Statement As ‘Inconsistent’ & ‘Inaccurate’

The Chairman and CEO Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has reacted to the Bank of Ghana’s decision to revoke the license of his company, GN Savings Limited, and 22 others.

The Bank of Ghana has revoked the licences of twenty-three (23) insolvent savings and loans companies and finance house companies.

These actions were taken pursuant to Section 123 (1) of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930), which requires the Bank of Ghana to revoke the licence of a Bank or Specialised Deposit-Taking Institution (SDI) where the Bank of Ghana determines that the institution is insolvent. The Bank of Ghana has also appointed Mr. Eric Nipah as a Receiver for the specified institutions in line with section 123 (2) of Act 930.

Reacting to this in a statement, Dr Nduom said he has not received any official communication from the BoG.

According to the statement, “If these documents are indeed genuine, the statements within regarding GN Savings are wildly inaccurate. Given the detailed information provided to the BoG nearly a year ago, these statements are inconsistent with our discussions with both the BoG and the Ministry of Finance (MoF). We are aware that the MoF has previously confirmed that balances due to GN Savings and other related parties are far in excess of the amounts quoted in the communication from the BoG". 

“Our position is that GN Savings is not only solvent, but would be highly liquid if the MoF simply ordered itself and other government agencies to quickly pay amounts owed to GN Savings and other related entities. We expect this matter to be resolved in due course" the statement said further.