Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif has pointed to insufficient funds as the reason behind the poor condition of the National Youth Resource Centres.
In a press briefing on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the Minister explained that while the project is 90 percent finished, contractors have not been paid, which has hindered the completion of the work.
He added that because of these payment delays, the projects have not been formally handed over to his office, leaving them still unavailable for use.
“We had challenges with some of them regarding payment to the contractors. I must admit. But because the contractors have not handed over the projects officially to us, we can’t go and use them. Because we have not commissioned them.”
He assured his sector is putting measures in place to get the needed funds for the contracts to finish the abandoned projects.
“We are working very hard to make sure that they get their payment and they can go back and complete them for us to use,” he said.
The deteriorating state of the Youth Resource Centres has led to public outcry regarding the management of these facilities by authorities.
The stadiums affected include the Ho Sports Complex, Navrongo Sports Complex, Dormaa Multipurpose Sports Complex, and the Azumah Nelson Sports Complex in Kaneshie.