7th May 2024 12:29:38 PM
1 min readThe Minority in Parliament has announced its intention to request a value-for-money report on the $240 million allocated for the 13th African Games held in Accra when the house reconvenes.
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The Caucus recently voiced concerns over the event's poor organization, lack of clear policies for tourism promotion and trade facilitation, and the absence of economic viability strategies, despite the significant amount spent.
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In an interview with Citi News, the Ranking Member on the Youth and Sports Committee, Kobena Mensah Woyome, stated that the value-for-money report would reveal the precise costs associated with the continental event.
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“As I speak to you today, we haven’t received it [the value for money report]. So why haven’t we received it [the Value for Money report]? And not that we have not been asking. We have been requesting [for it] at meetings but we are yet to receive it.
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“The experts in the industry and the engineers in the industry are calling and saying that looking at how much money we used for this ABCD, per their professional calculation, they think they are not just the best.
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“So we have to do something more scientific. So we are working on looking at the infrastructure, how much money we used and so if they have the value for money report, then they should make it available for us.”
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