Sports Ministry must be investigated – Ex-Sports Minister, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah
Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has called for an investigation into the activities of the Sports Ministry over allegations of gross financial mismanagement and corruption.His remark follows in the wake of multiple negative fallouts after the country hosted the 13th African Games.It has emerged that $4.5 million was used for accreditation for local and international journalists while $15 million was used to feed athletes.Again, it has also been confirmed that $3.6 million was paid to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to cover the African Games.Using the intense level of scrutiny he was subjected to in the wake of Ghana’s disastrous campaign at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil as a backdrop, Afriyie Ankrah was shocked the present administrators at the Sports Ministry haven’t been investigated yet.“These people, they went to where AFCON, all the mess. Why is it that they have not been investigated?” he quizzed during an interview with Channel One TV."President (John) Mahama investigated me. [I was his campaign manager] Live everybody saw it. Of course, they should be investigated," he added.
[caption id="attachment_968667" align="alignnone" width="300"] Former Sports Minister Elvis Afriyie Ankrah[/caption]
Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has called for an investigation into the activities of the Sports Ministry over allegations of gross financial mismanagement and corruption.
His remark follows in the wake of multiple negative fallouts after the country hosted the 13th African Games.
It has emerged that $4.5 million was used for accreditation for local and international journalists while $15 million was used to feed athletes.
Again, it has also been confirmed that $3.6 million was paid to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to cover the African Games.
Using the intense level of scrutiny he was subjected to in the wake of Ghana’s disastrous campaign at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil as a backdrop, Afriyie Ankrah was shocked the present administrators at the Sports Ministry haven’t been investigated yet.
“These people, they went to where AFCON, all the mess. Why is it that they have not been investigated?” he quizzed during an interview with Channel One TV.
"President (John) Mahama investigated me. [I was his campaign manager] Live everybody saw it. Of course, they should be investigated," he added.
