He bemoaned the poor state of the nation’s sports facilities which he noted are becoming defunct due to the overconcentration on soccer at the expense of other equally beneficial sporting activities.
He was speaking to Oman FM regarding the recent reports that the Ministry overspent huge amounts of money in its 2012 budget estimates.
Obviously not happy, Bernard Mornah wondered why the country’s stadia are left to rot when the Ministry can improve upon the numerous sports in the country in order to put the stadia into good use.
He implored the Ministry to ensure that the facilities constructed for the purpose of enhancing sports are managed well, and sarcastically doubted the country’s performance in football.
“Something is not right with our Ministry for Youth and Sports. It’s all about football.
“We are not even good with football. Even the stadiums that we recently constructed are not up to standard. We are not able to manage them. The stadium that we have constructed, we can’t manage it…Our stadia, what are we using them for?” he questioned.
He urged the sector Minister to ensure that the Sports Ministry bids for games to be held in the national stadia in order to keep it functioning.
Also, reacting to the 2011 All African games in Maputo-Mozambique, Bernard Mornah appealed to the Ghana’s legislative body and the Youth and Sports Ministry headed by Hon. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah to roll out sanctions to the culprits to serve as deterrent to the authorities in the sector.
“I do hope that it will not just be one of talk shows…I hope that those people involved will come to indicate, what happened?”
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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