We Received $105K and Not $3M – GBC Director Exposes Sport Minister

GBC Director Exposes Sport Minister

We Received $105K and Not $3M - GBC Director Exposes Sport Minister

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size"><strong>Prof&period; Amin Alhassan&comma; Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation &lpar;GBC&rpar;&comma; has publicly challenged Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif&&num;8217&semi;s claim that GBC received over &dollar;3 million for the 2023 African Games coverage&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Prof<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;tekno-collapses-in-south-africa-during-tour-video">&period;<&sol;a> Alhassan revealed that GBC received only &dollar;105&comma;000&comma; a stark contrast to the figure mentioned by Mustapha Ussif&comma; the Sport Minister&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The contract between GBC and the Ministry of Youth and Sports originally outlined that GBC would deliver broadcasting services valued at &dollar;3&period;6 million&comma; with the Ministry responsible for funding this amount&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2024&sol;08&sol;GVbh4QzWIAA9bfx&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-207244"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; due to GBC&&num;8217&semi;s limited equipment&comma; the majority of the funds were diverted to foreign third parties for technical production&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This revelation has sparked intense debate&comma; with many questioning the transparency and management of the funds allocated for the event&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The discrepancy has led to increased scrutiny of the financial handling within the Ministry and raised concerns about accountability in government contracts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-occupygh-com wp-block-embed-occupygh-com"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"wp-embedded-content" data-secret&equals;"ZEKMTVCgIB"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;nigerian-yomi-olayeye-arrested-for-10m-us-unemployment-scam">Nigerian Yomi Olayeye Arrested for &dollar;10M US Unemployment Scam<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><iframe class&equals;"wp-embedded-content" sandbox&equals;"allow-scripts" security&equals;"restricted" style&equals;"position&colon; absolute&semi; visibility&colon; hidden&semi;" title&equals;"&&num;8220&semi;Nigerian Yomi Olayeye Arrested for &dollar;10M US Unemployment Scam&&num;8221&semi; &&num;8212&semi; OccupyGh&period;com" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;nigerian-yomi-olayeye-arrested-for-10m-us-unemployment-scam&sol;embed&num;&quest;secret&equals;lXaUJ0p3wb&num;&quest;secret&equals;ZEKMTVCgIB" data-secret&equals;"ZEKMTVCgIB" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"338" frameborder&equals;"0" marginwidth&equals;"0" marginheight&equals;"0" scrolling&equals;"no"><&sol;iframe>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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