APC charged by Colombian Embassy to address unpaid bills to website company in Bogotá
5th October 2023 3:47:08 PM
2 mins readThe Chargé d'Affaires of Colombia's Embassy in Ghana has issued a letter to the organizer of the inaugural African Para Games, held in Accra last month, to express concern over unpaid invoices related to a website developed by a company based in Bogotá.Claudia Milena Vaca, who assumed her role representing Colombia in this West African nation last year, has taken on the matter concerning Altheroh.
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This company is among several that have not received payment for services rendered for the Games.The African Para Games were orchestrated by the African Paralympic Committee (APC), led by its president, Samson Deen, who hails from Ghana.Altheroh took the step of removing the event website from the internet on the eve of the Games' opening, citing non-payment for the work they had performed.
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Deen had previously assured on multiple occasions that the website would be restored during the course of the Games. However, despite these assurances, the website remained inaccessible.Vaca was one of several foreign dignitaries who received invitations to attend the Opening Ceremony of the event, which took place on September 3.
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“The Colombian company Altheroh has informed the diplomatic mission in Ghana and me that you and the company you represent has failed to meet the payments that is minimum 30,000 dollars for the more than four months of work and services,” Vaca wrote to Deen.“We all hope African Paralympic Games will always be remembered in Accra – but also in Colombia – as a positive event that benefit all and make us proud.
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"Altheroh reached out to Vaca following the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) declining to intercede in the dispute.They claimed, that “These are matters that need to be resolved between the respective unpaid companies and the Organising Committee.”The response from Deen, however, showed no indication that he is willing to settle his debt.He has alleged that Altheroh were the ones at fault.
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“Altheroh, in a very crude manner, pulled down the website and shut down everything to destabilise the Games planning,” Deen wrote in a reply to Vaca.Deen, who is also President of the National Paralympic Committee of Ghana, claimed that he was “shocked to receive such a wicked attack against me.
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”Deen added, “I never expected such a vicious fight against me, and I remain in shock when I have always meant so good for Altheroh.”Insidethegames is also among companies not to have been paid, despite signing a contract with the Ghanaian organisers.
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