NDC National Communicator, Sammy Gyamfi, sparked a heated debate when he questioned Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s remarks regarding the construction of stadia across the country.
Mr Gyamfi expressed skepticism over the timing of these projects, particularly as they approached the end of the government’s tenure.
However, during a live interview on Metro TV’s morning show, “Good Morning Ghana,” Randy Abbey, a respected figure and Executive Council member of the Ghana Football Association, intervened.
Randy Abbey clarified that several stadia were indeed under construction, albeit under the guise of Youth Resource Centers. These facilities, he explained, included FIFA standard stadiums with seating capacities of up to 5,000.
“They are doing it. They call them Youth Resource Centres. Those facilities include a FIFA standard stadium. They are 5000-seater stadiums and it’s being done through the Ministry of Youth and Sports,” he said.
Gyamfi, acknowledging Abbey’s input, conceded that Abbey’s expertise on the matter lent credibility to his statements.
However, he remained cautious, stating his intention to verify the information independently.
Over the years, the National National Authority suffered from considerable infrastructural deficit at all levels of our operational jurisdiction i.e. Districts, Regional, Youth Leadership Institutes and the National Secretariat.
Since 2017, the government has provided funds for massive infrastructural projects.
These include:
1.Construction of ten (10) Youth Resource Centers of Excellence
2.Construction of two (2) Astro-Turfs
3.Facelift and Furnishing of National, Regional and District Offices
4.Construction of four(4) 300 bed capacity dormitories in four Youth Leadership& Skills Training Institutes
5.Construction of two(2)1000 sitting capacity multi- purpose halls in two Youth Leadership& Skills Training Institutes i.e Sandema in Upper East and Nalerigu in North East Region
6.Construction of eight(8) classroom block with a library and ICT center at the Issa Youth Leadership& Skills Training Institute in the Upper West Region
You see?? I have always been saying that Sammy Gyamfi is an uninformed man who speaks by heart. He knows next to nothing but whenever he wants to draw attention to himself, he creates issues himself making it look like facts.
When it comes to sports and youth infrastructure ..NDC doesn’t come near what npp had done n continue to do …ndc and Sammy gyamfi should bow their head…Npp is always better than ndc..gghanaians should not make mistake….mahama is a con man
I think NPP is better than NDC just they don’t know how define themselves when it come to the project the evidence is clear
Is it sports we go chop ? Ibeg do talk about something more important.
Well Ghanaians will be the better judges, and I don’t think they will make a mistake to bring the NDC BACK!!!