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Samuel Nartey George, MP for Ningo Prampram, has given notice that he will bring the management of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) before parliament over inconsistent figures regarding the amounts paid for coverage of the 13th All African Games.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has clarified the payment made to the GBC as the official broadcaster of the 13th African Games. Prof. Amin Alhassan, the Director-General of the GBC, has refuted recent claims that his organization received $3 million as the official broadcaster of the 2023 All African Games.
Mustapha Ussif, the Minister of Youth and Sports, has stated during a Public Accounts Committee meeting that GBC was fully compensated for the event’s coverage, with an amount exceeding $3 million.
Prof. Alhassan, however, has denied these allegations, emphasizing that GBC was paid just $105,000 for its services in an interview with Uniiq FM.
The Ningo Prampram told the media that he intended to bring up the issue with the Communications Committee, which he is a member of, in order to look into the dispute.
The legislator also challenges the accuracy of the payment amount, pointing up inconsistencies and unfulfilled payments to technicians.
“There has to be a crisis meeting between the Director General and the technicians. There are all kinds of questions that have to be asked and have to be answered.
“I have memos which I will put out, memos that show that even in the middle of the game, on the 15th of March, during the game, the efficient GBC technical staff sent a memo to management that they were going to lay down their tools and stop them broadcasting because they weren’t being paid,” Sam George said.
The GBC and the Ministry of Information are being questioned about their responsibility and transparency in public affairs as the case develops.
In addition to making sure that public monies are handled effectively, the parliamentary investigation seeks to learn the truth about the $3.6 million agreement.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
