By Julius ST. Baayel

In an interview with Joy News reporter Rafiq Salam, Hon. Ambrose Dery, Member of Parliament for the Nandom Constituency, categorically denied social media reports claiming that the CEO of the defunct DKM Microfinance Company, Martin Delle, is part of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign team.

Dery clarified that while Delle has been a member of the NPP in the Nandom Constituency since 2016, he is not involved in the campaign activities for the NPP flagbearer.

“The NPP in Nandom does not view Martin Delle as a criminal because no court of competent jurisdiction has found him guilty,” Dery stated. “To the best of our knowledge, his company was properly licensed by the Bank of Ghana, which had the responsibility to conduct necessary supervision to prevent such unfortunate situations.”
Dery explained that the photograph of Dr. Bawumia with Delle was taken at the Nandom Naa’s Palace, where Delle, as a royal prince, was presenting a traditional smock to Dr. Bawumia on behalf of his father, the Nandom Naa.
In response to the allegations, Martin Delle issued a press release to clarify the situation. Below is the full statement:
For Immediate Release
Dr. Martin Delle Sets the Record Straight on Smock Presentation to Dr. Bawumia in Nandom
I wish to address recent social media allegations regarding a royal duty performed on behalf of His Royal Majesty Naa Prof. Edmund Mwinyem Delle Chiir IIIV, the Nandom Naa, during a courtesy call by Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the NPP. The presentation of the smock was conducted in accordance with tradition and the will of His Royal Highness. I presented it in my capacity as a royal prince. Any interpretation suggesting that I was acting as a member of the DMB campaign team is misleading, mischievous, and intended to misinform the public.
Regarding attempts to link my private life to the defunct DKM Microfinance Company, I want to clarify the circumstances. Almost nine years ago, DKM Microfinance was taken over and liquidated by the state under the John Dramani Mahama administration. As a law-abiding citizen, I fully cooperated with the due process until a liquidator was appointed to settle all affected customers. It was never my intention to defraud my people. My supreme objective was to bring prosperity and liberation from poverty to my community. While things did not unfold as envisioned, the short existence of my company saw significant job creation and wealth building. At the time of liquidation, my assets far exceeded my liabilities, a fact corroborated by many witnesses. Unfortunately, the processes leading to the liquidation were poorly and incompetently handled, resulting in the looting of many of my assets. After the liquidation, many customers did receive their money from the liquidator, and others obtained favorable judgments from the courts to confiscate assets.
Despite these challenges, I have always believed in my potential to contribute to the development of young people in Ghana. I apologize to all affected individuals and emphasize that, in a more progressive system with competent handlers, the outcome could have been different, avoiding the pain that people experienced. I continue to urge the Registrar General of Companies who was the liquidator to urgently pay any outstanding amounts and bring closure to this matter.
Yours in development,
Christopher K. Beyereh

Source: Nandomfmonline