MP alleges Ghana spent $4.5M on African Games management system

The chairman of Parliament's Select Committee for Youth, Sports, and Tourism, Kobena Mensah Woyome, has raised concerns over Ghana's expenditure on the Games Management System for the 13th African Games, alleging that the country spent over $4 million on the system.Speaking to JoySports, Mr Woyome highlighted issues with some of the items included in the Ministry's report, particularly questioning the cost and quality of the Games Management System."Even the games management system itself... the cost of putting it together and even the standard we all know anytime we go to such events at the continental level, you notice that if you are even a journalist that is going to cover the event," he remarked.In response to these concerns, the Member of Parliament for South Tongu has reached out to ATOS Information Technology, the company responsible for the games management system, seeking clarification on the expenditure."The accreditation process and the tags given… we did not see any of those, but do you know how much we spent? As we are told, it was $4.5 million for that. So what actually went into it? So I have even written to ATOS, for answers," he added.Despite assurances, the...

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