The Minority in Parliament has stated that when the House resumes sitting, it will demand a value-for-money report on the $240 million approved for the 13th African Games in Accra.
The Caucus recently raised worry about the event’s inadequate organization, lack of clear policies for tourism marketing and trade facilitation, and lack of economic sustainability plans, despite a $240 million budget.
Speaking to Citi News, Kobena Mensah Woyome, Ranking Member of the Youth and Sports Committee, stated that the value for money report would reveal the precise cost of the continental event.
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.
“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.
“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.”
