The Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Prof. Amin Alhassan, has said his outfit received $105,000 for the African Games coverage and not $3 million as stated by Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif.
Responding to a question from Sam Nartey George, Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram during the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Mustapha Ussif stated that “GBC was the official broadcaster for the 13th All African Games, and I can confirm that full payment has been made to GBC. I can’t remember the exact amount but I know that it is in the excess of $3 million,”
But Prof. Amin Alhassan in a statement clarified that of the total payment made for the Games, GBC was only entitled to One hundred and five thousand US Dollars (USD 105, 000.00). Therefore, the statement that GBC was paid ‘in excess of three million US dollars’ comes as a surprise
“Per an agreement with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, GBC, as the official Broadcaster, was to supervise the technical production teams that were to bring into the country their own production equipment and to undertake the production of the African Games. It is important to clear that GBC was the official Broadcaster but not responsible for the technical production of the Games. The technical production was outsourced as GBC did not have the equipment to produce the Games” The statement said.
“The following organizations were responsible for the technical production:
- PGS
- Quality Media Production S.L
- The Production Room (TPR)
“Of the total payment made for the Games, GBC was only entitled to One hundred and five thousand US Dollars (USD 105, 000.00). Therefore, the statement that GBC was paid ‘in excess of three million US dollars’ comes as a surprise.” Part of the statement read.
Prof. Amin Alhassan also refuted claims by Sam George that most of the techicias who worked on the African games have still not been paid.
“The Hon Samuel Nartey George, member and MP for Ningo-Prampram also stated that ‘most of the techicias who worked on the African games have still not been paid.” He said.
“GBC wishes to put it on record that there are no outstanding payments to local technicians who were engaged by GBC to work on the African Games. All payments to local service providers have been affected. GBC staff who were deployed were paid a daily subsistence allowance of one Hundred Ghana Cedis (GHC 100.00) each on location. It should be stressed that only staff who were at the games location were paid. There are no outstanding payments to be affected.” Amin Alhassan indicated.
Source: Elvisanokyenews.com
