Sports Minister in trouble over AFCON contract

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Sports Minister, Isaac Asiamah

The Minister of Sports, has landed himself in
trouble over a contract awarded to a company
called, White Oak Limited to take care of Ghanaian
football supporters who are currently in Egypt
supporting the senior national team; Black Stars, at
the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The budget for the contract is not known, however,
the Sport Minister; Isaac Asiamah, who is also the
Member of Parliament (MP) for Atwima Mponua,
insists in press statement, he has saved the
country cost, but failed to mention the amount.

Interestingly, it is not clear, if the company; White
Oak Limited, went through any competitive tender
process ahead of its selection to take the
supporters to Egypt.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports, however,
described as false reports that President Akufo-
Addo’s daughter; Gyankroma Akufo-Addo, was
involved in the contract to airlift the Black Stars
Supporters Union to Egypt, with allegations that she
is bagging some cool US$2,400,000.

A statement signed by the minister himself, Isaac
Asiamah, also denied claims that Gyankroma was
in charge of feeding and sheltering the 120
supporters, each of whose travel expenses for the
whole AFCON season amounts to $20,000.

But the denial has rather sparked debates, as to
how much money government was spending on
the supporters in terms of transport, hotel, food
and per diem.

There are also questions, on how
the supporters in Egypt, were selected.
Others have also demanded details of the
sponsorship from the Ghana National Petroleum
Corporation (GNPC), including those being directly
spent on the team to be made public.

Interestingly, the Minister; who was a Ranking
Member on Sports, was the strongest voice on the
2014 Brazil World Cup debacle against Elvis
Afriyie-Ankrah the then Minister of Sports, leading
to the establishment of the Justice Dzamefe
Commission by President John Mahama.

He had written “The Ministry of Youth and Sports
has taken a serious note of publications on various
social media platforms alleging that the daughter
of H.E the President of the Republic, Gyankroma
Akufo-Addo, was contracted to airlift Black Stars
Supporters Union to Egypt and provide them with
hostel and food for the period of the tournament”.

“The Ministry wishes to state in no uncertain terms
that the publication is not only false but frivolous
and a well-calculated attempt to soil the name of
the family of H.E the President of the Republic”,
the statement said.

It said, the ferrying of the supporters, the ministry’s
officials and other key stakeholders were done by
“a 5-member committee made up of staff of
MOYS and a representative from the Attorney
General and Ministry of Justice, tasked by the
sector Minister, Hon Kwame Asiamah, with the
responsibility of ensuring the successful
organisation of Ghana’s supporters and other
officials to support the Black Stars in the country’s
quest to win our 5th AFCON Cup.”

The ministry claimed that, “in order to save cost,
protect the public purse and ensure that there is
value for money”, it handed “All arrangements of
accommodation and internal transportation were
done by the Ghana Embassy in Egypt in
conjunction with the Project Committee of the
MOYS”.

The ministry added that: “All flight arrangements
were contracted to the White Oak Limited, a
reputable agency with an important experience in
the travel and tour business.

Therefore, the
reported sum of money alleged to have been
amassed by the daughter of H.E the President is
totally unfounded, mischievous and a figment of
their own imaginations”.

Source: theheraldghana.com
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