Agony of Gyeeda beneficiaries

...in Tamale ADB branches.

Its is often said that,who feels its knows more. I write with pain on my heart on

the kind of trauma Gyeeda beneficiaries in Northern Region has to pass through to

received their delayed little allowance paid them at the Agriculture Developments

Banks in Tamale. ADB as it is popularly known treat these beneficiaries as ''Third

class customers'' who were only limited to their mother branches where they have

opened their account. Why I am saying this is that,they cant access their money in

any ADB branches within Tamale where they did not opened their accounts. I took a

walk to Aboabo branch of the ADB and the number of people at the bank was over 1000

people being attended to by one cashier and one person checking their balance in a

small room behind the bank. If you are Gyeeda beneficiary,you are not suppose to

used the banking hall that was the rule set by the Aboabo branch of the Agriculture

Development bank. Believe it or not,cashiers were seated

doing nothing when one person has to attend to them. With relevant information

gathered most Gyeeda beneficiaries were refused with both with-drawer bank books

and ATM cards when applied that would enable them to solved them from the

challenges they faced any time they are to withdraw their monies .

In some branches,These people would have to pay Gh.2, Gh.5 cedis for with-drawer

slips or sometimes Gh.10 cedis to enable them withdraw their money. People have to

travel from distance as far as 60km or more to be in line to see wither they would

have the chance of withdrawing their little monies when certain branches are empty

and cashiers seating idle back-biting and slandering.

People travel as far as Salaga,Damongo,Guseigu,Tolon,Kariga to received their

allowance of sometimes Gh.70. People who could not do business that day has to

sometimes sleep in queues waiting for their ''mother branch'' to open before they do

business when other branches are empty. And those in Tamale sometimes starts queuing

as early as 3.00 am.

I went with a friend to ADB,Tamale main to check his account to see whether his

little money is paid into his account,that means,he is not having mobile alert as

many of his colleagues.we were told to go to his mother branch which is Aboabo

branch.Just checking his balance in his account in his mother branch,he has to spend

not less than four hours,simple because he belongs to '' Third class customers''. I

was given a cheque by a friend for me to try my luck at the Kaladan branch of the

ADB. Empty but the same stories. I try to find out why this is done in ADB

Tamale,Nobody could explain or give me reason. I dont understand and cant still

understand.

I would like to appeal to the highers authority that something serious needs to be

done to save ''Poor Ghanaians'' who have to suffer in the hands of this Tamale ADB

Branches to draw these their ''peanuts'' to be able to survive.

Ibrahim Hardi 0208235615

Email;bigkolaaya@yahoo.com