Officials invited and asked about the 'scandal' of 2023 African games – President Mahama

President John Mahama has announced that civil servants were questioned in the Scandal of African Games 2023 for their roles.

He made the revelation on Wednesday evening during a briefing in his first 120 days with Ghanaern.

The games that take place in ACCRA in March 2024 were spoiled by allegations of financial mismanagement and potential corruption with $ 245 million for the event.

According to reports, another 15 million US dollars were issued for feeding athletes and civil servants, while 4.5 million US dollars were assigned to the game management system and the accreditation days.

“A cornerstone of our commitment to good government and accountability is to combat corruption and eliminate waste,” said President Mahama.

“I promised to initiate inquiries and forensic audits into several critical matters of public interest.

This war against corruption remains unabated. A number of officials were invited and questioned in relation to the 13th African games. “

At the beginning of April, the former sports minister Mustapha Ussif was asked by the National Investigation Bureau, although it was unclear whether the survey was related to the expenditure of the African games.

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