I've been tagged as a 'corrupt bribe taker’ - Maurice Ampaw cries over NAM 1

Celebrity Lawyer, Maurice Ampaw has revealed that several persons have branded him as a corrupt person who takes bribes just because he stood by embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of gold dealership firm, Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah alias NAM 1.

According to him, he embarked on a nationwide tour to calm the nerves of agitated customers of the company and reassure them that NAM 1 was prepared to settle them but he ended up being abused verbally with sections describing him as a fraudulent person.

“When the issue started, I embarked on a nationwide tour to appeal to customers to exercise restraint but I was accused of bribery. Due to that, I stopped what I was doing. NAM 1 was falsely accused, insulted and called a fraudster but a Dubai court has acquitted and discharged him. No court in Ghana tried him or found him guilty of fraud and yet Ghanaians attacked this innocent man.” He disclosed on Rainbow Radio.

The private legal practitioner it would be recalled had accused government, Bank of Ghana (BoG) and Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta of deliberate attempt to collapse the Menzgold Company.

According to Lawyer Maurice Ampaw, allegation by government appointees, SEC and Bank of Ghana that Menzgold Company operating illegally is untrue saying government was aware of Menzgold operations.

“Those saying Menzgold Company was operating illegally should refrain from the propaganda. Didn’t Menzgold pay tax and SSNIT to government? Can a fraudster pay tax and SSNIT to government? Government is aware of Menzgold operation. Government, Bank of Ghana deliberately collapsed Menzgold Company because Menzgold operations were collapsing Bank of Ghana and Ofori Atta databank” he said.

He also revealed he is a proud customer of Menzgold, and that he feels insulted when he and other “Menzgolders” are called greedy.

“I want everyone to officially know that lawyer Ampaw is a proud customer of MenzGold”, he revealed while flaunting documents to prove that he has his cash locked up with the gold trading company.

According to copies of the documents in possession of MyNewsGh.com, lawyer Maurice Ampaw purchased 50 pounds of Gold worth GHC100,000 three times totalling GHC300,000 before the company run into crises.

His cousin as well invested GH¢520,000 whiles his wife invested GH¢200,000, cumulatively making GH¢920,000 of total cash lodged with Menzgold.