Jobless Ghanaian Man Weeps as He Begs Akufo-Addo to Intervene; Gets Many Crying on Live TV

Jobless Ghanaian Man Weeps as He Begs Akufo-Addo to Intervene; Gets Many Crying on Live TV

  • A former staff of Groupe Nduom broke down in tears while appealing to the President Akufo-Addo and other notable people to help revive all the collapsed companies under the conglomerate
  • Philip Sarpiah revealed that he is now struggling to survive due to the Bank of Ghana banking sector cleanup that left him jobless
  • He disclosed that he abandoned his child because he was unable to fend for the kid due to poverty

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Philip Sarpiah, a former employee of Groupe Nduom, could not hold back his tears while appealing to President Akufo-Addo to intervene in his deprived condition.

The resident of Ablekuma in the Greater Region revealed that life has become unbearable after he lost his job due to the financial cleanup that resulted in the collapse of companies under Groupe Nduom.

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In an interview on Onua TV/FM's People's Assembly on Monday, July 25, Sarpiah disclosed that he abandoned his child because he was unable to fend for the kid.

Jobless Ghanaian man weeps.
Photos of a jobless Ghanaian man and Akufo-Addo. Credit: OnuaTv/presidency.gov.gh
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Sarpiah wept like a baby while sharing how the situation has left him impoverished. He revealed that the financial sector cleanup left his colleagues numbering over 6,000 jobless.

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While in tears, Sarpiah appealed to President Akuf-Addo, the Asantehene, the National Chief Imam, former president John Kufuor, and other prominent Ghanaians to intervene and help revive all the collapsed companies of Groupe Nduom.

His contagious tears got most people in the studio crying on live television.

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YEN.comgh previously reported that between 2017 and 2020, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) embarked on a banking sector cleanup.

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Non-performing institutions, including banks, savings, and loans companies, and microfinance that could not meet the minimum capital requirement were either merged, collapsed, or taken over by other indigenous companies.

The move was undertaken by the regulator in a bid to strengthen the banking sector.

Tracey Boakye Breaks Down in Tears

In a separate story about people getting emotional, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that actress Tracey Boakye broke down in tears at her bridal shower while a guest expressed gratitude for the movie personality's benevolence toward her.

Speaking at the bridal ceremony of the actress, the grateful lady urged Tracey Boakye not to go into her marriage and divorce later.

The lady could not contain her tears as she recalled the actress' positive impact on her life.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.