The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has revealed that the government paid the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) a sum of $3 million for the coverage of the 2023 African Games.
He told the Public Accounts Committee on Monday, August 19, 2024, that the amount was paid to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) as the official broadcaster for the Games.
He disclosed this after he was asked by the MP for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, to share the budget allocated for the coverage. “You had an arrangement with GBC to cover the All African Games. Can you share with this committee how much that coverage was for and whether payment has been made for it?” the NDC legislator asked.
Responding to the question, Mustapha Ussif said: “Yes, GBC was the official broadcaster for the 13th All African Games, and I can confirm that full payment has been made to GBC. I can’t remember the exact amount, but I know that it is in the excess of $3 million.”
The Minister added that the government owed some 28 hotels for their services rendered during the Games, but quickly added that some hotels had already been paid.
Meanwhile, the Director General of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Professor Amin Alhassan, refuted the amount, saying that GBC’s total benefit from the coverage of the All African Games was $105,000.
He noted that apart from the $105,000, nothing more was paid as a benefit to GBC.
The Director General was speaking in an interview on Uniiq FM on Tuesday afternoon [August 20, 2024].
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
