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The Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Prof. Amin Alhassan, has clarified that the media house received $105,000, and not $3 million as stated by Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
Responding to a query from Sam Nartey George, Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, about the payment status for coverage, Mustapha had stated that full payment had been made.
“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,” he said.
But reacting to the comment, Prof. Alhassan refuted the claims made by the Minister in an interview on GTV.
“We facilitated payments to foreign third parties who came in to do the production and not for the benefit of GBC. GBC’s benefit, I repeat, is $105,000 and that is what we got.”
In an official letter from the state broadcaster dated August 20, 2024, and signed by the Director-General, Professor Alhassan further clarified the company’s role in broadcasting the 13th African Games.
“GBC was the official broadcaster but not responsible for the technical production of the Games. The technical production was outsourced as GBC did not have the equipment to produce the Games.”
The African Games were held in Accra with over 2000 athletes competing in multiple sports events mainly at the newly built Borteyman Sports Complex and renovated Legon Stadium.
In the letter, the Professor stated that three companies, PGS, Quality Media Production S.L, and The Production Room (PTR), were responsible for the technical production of the 13th African Games that took place from March 8 to March 23.
Scroll down to read the letter’s full details.
Meanwhile, the Ministry is yet to react to the counter-response from GBC.
