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RescueGFAProtest: Kurt Must Go- Group petitions Sports Ministry
A group of football enthusiasts and stakeholders have petitioned the Ministry of Sports to rescue the Ghana Football Association under the leadership of Kurt Okraku.
The group known as the Ghana Football Stakeholders Forum, took to the streets today to protest against the GFA President, Kurt Okraku.
According to them in a petition received by the Chief Accountant of the ministry, Dr. Haruna Osman Tweneboah, there is mismanagement of Ghana football at the highest level.
Something they said needed urgent redress from other higher authorities in the country.
Addressing the gathering, Mr.Abraham Boakye, affectionately called One Man Supporter said, there is a lot of rot in Ghana football spearheaded by the President, Kurt Okraku.
According to him, with what is happening under this leadership, the country’s football will collapse if stakeholders like him fail to speak up.
He therefore called on the President, Speaker of Parliament, the Judiciary and other opinion leaders to speak up and stop the upcoming election scheduled for tomorrow.
This he said will allow for some investigations into the activities of the Association for the past four years.
Micky Charles on his part said Ghana football has deteriorated in the past four years under this administration with nothing to show.
He said those who were disqualified ahead of the elections are in court, however, adamant GFA leadership are in Tamale preparing to go for elections tomorrow.
Against this backdrop, they are asking that they halt the elections and ensure things are properly addressed.
Dr. Haruna Osman Tweneboah applauded the organizers and the police for overseeing a peaceful protest, adding that their petition would be handed over to the appropriate quarters for action to be taken.
The protest started at the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange, through the Ring Road, to the GFA Head Office, and later to the national cathedral site, the Accra Stadium and ended at the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Accra.
The #RescueGFANow was led by prominent figures such as Abraham Boakye, alias ‘One Man Supporter’, a former football administrator Charles Kojo Ntim alias Micky Charles gospel musicians; Nicholas Omane Acheampong, Charles, and Isaiah Kwadwo Ampong, alias Ampong.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
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Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation –Pres.Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the misuse of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for personal financial gain by individuals in leadership positions.
Speaking during a meeting with Chief Executives of specified entities under the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) on Thursday, March 13, the President directly attributed the dire state of SOEs to their leadership, accusing chief executives, management teams, and governing boards of prioritising personal enrichment over organisational efficiency.
He pointed to bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures as factors draining public funds while SOEs continue to rely on government bailouts.
“Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation by appointees. The chief executives, management, and boards of these enterprises are responsible for this situation. Some SOEs have become perennial loss-makers, draining public funds with bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures while relying on government bailouts as if entitled to them. Many of these entities are at their lowest point in the entire history of the Fourth Republic,” he said.
President Mahama further noted that many SOEs have been plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and mismanagement, leading to consistent financial losses. He cited the 2023 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), which highlighted systemic inefficiencies and wasteful expenditures within these entities.
He therefore reaffirmed his commitment to reforming under-performing SOEs and ensuring they serve national interests.
He warned that loss-making SOEs will no longer be tolerated and will either be merged, privatised, or closed.
“I will assess you based on your performance. If you do not align with the pace of the reset agenda, you may be asked to step aside. If that adds to the horror movie, so be it,” he added.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
