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Association tasked to put house in
order or face the music – Deputy Minister
Accra, March 3, GNA – Osei Bonsu Amoah, Deputy Minister of
Education, Science and Sports has tasked the various
Associations under the auspices of the National Sports
Council (NSC) to put their houses in order to attract the
desired assistance from government.
The Associations are mandated to register as corporate
bodies limited by guarantees to qualify for support from
government under the yet-to-be passed Sports Bill.
Mr Amoah told the GNA Sports that “the need to have
associations registered, get a constitution and give it a
national character are all part of our efforts to make them
suit the modern trends of running sports”.
These are among the requirements in the Sports Bill that is
aimed at improving sports administration in the country.
The Deputy Minister said Associations who fail to comply
with the directives will receive no governmental funding for
their programs.
He therefore tasked the Associations to have its presence
felt in at least 70 percent of the nation within the next
few days.
Mr Amoah said he is also clamouring for a proper
constitution capable of ensuring assumption of leadership
only through elections.
“Getting elected to lead the associations will add a lot to
their growth.
“Leaders will know that getting a second chance means their
ability to deliver and that alone will motivate them to step
up their output to win the confidence of the voters.
“It is about time we depart from that era where appointment
is the order of the day and the appointing authorities
sometimes find it uneasy to kick out under performers
because of the possible embarrassment that will cause those
administrators”.
GNA
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