U$ 48 Million For Operational Expenses By Local Organizing Committee Of African Games

The local organizing committee of the 2023 African games intends on spending the sum of U$48 million as ‘operational expenses for the tournament.

According to the handbook release by the LOC, financing of a number of 332 vehicles in total have been requested by the committee.

Per the document provided, the local organizing committee tends to acquire a fleet of 55 buses, 29 land cruisers, 106 saloon cars, 26 minibuses, 78 Wagons, 30 Ayolo buses, 5 trucks and 3 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado for the competition scheduled for 8^th to march 24, 2024.

On Monday 26 February, 2024, The member of parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakawa, allegedly revealed the price for the expenditure to a sum of U$48 million.

The member of parliament accused Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the ministry of sports and the local organizing committee of being accomplice to this elephantine expenditure.

It must be noted that a huge amount of U$195 million (GHS 2.4 Billion) has already been allocated for the tournament. The vehicle expenditure is a completely different amount to be given to the LOC.

Meanwhile, following this allegations, the LOC responded to the claims by Honorable Samuel Okudzeto Ablakawa, describing it as “erroneous and disingenuous”