The Ministry of Youth and Sports has clarified the payment made to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) as the official broadcaster of the 13th African Games.
The Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Prof. Amin Alhassan, has disputed recent claims his outfit received $3 million as the official broadcaster of the 2023 All African Games.
During a Public Accounts Committee session, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif asserted that GBC had been fully compensated with an amount exceeding $3 million for the event’s coverage.
However, Prof. Alhassan has refuted these claims, clarifying in an interview with Uniiq FM that GBC only received $105,000 for its services.
He explained that the bulk of the payment facilitated by the government was directed towards foreign third-party companies responsible for production, with GBC receiving only a fraction.
But in a statement on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, the Ministry of Youth and Sports disclosed that the total agreed amount for GBC’s services was $3.6 million.
Out of this, $2.5 million was paid directly to GBC in two tranches, $1 million on March 13, 2024, and $1.5 million on May 22, 2024.
“The Ministry of Youth and Sports, through the Local Organizing Committee, received proposals from various stakeholders for the production and broadcasting rights for the 13th African Games.
“Some organizations submitted proposals in excess of $6 million, which the Ministry deemed excessive”, the Ministry added.
Attached below is the full statement
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
