Spokesperson for the National Sports Authority, Frederica Mensah-Davies, has disclosed that the Authority is in a huge debt and currently needs a politician or businessman with links in government and the business community respectively to steer the affairs of the Authority.
According to her, the authority’s bus which serves as the only means of transportation for all sporting disciplines was seized by Goshen travel and tours after they obtained a court judgment order to garnishee the account of the sports regulatory body and seize any movable property of the authority.
“The situation is very bad and the authority needs a new lift immediately,” she told Asempa FM.
“Currently the authority’s debt is about GH20million and it is only for the Accra Sports Stadium…we waiting for the new Sports Director but the current situation is not that good at all”.
She further disclosed that the incoming Sports Director must be someone who is a politician who can link them to the corporate bodies to help redeem the image of their outfit.
“The incoming Director General must be a politician who has the connection to flagstaff house and can link with the president at all times and if a businessman, he or she must be able to bring in sponsors that are interested in sports to make the authority vibrant again,” he added.
She disclosed that for almost a year, the authority does not have electricity and that has been their main problem.