By Chrysanthus Ikeh
The ongoing Inquiry to look into the funds spent on Ghana while they were in Brazil for 2014 World Cup tournament has revealed that two ghost names were include among the 5 five officials who received appearance fees.
At the hearing which was presided by Justice Dzamefe at the Presidential Commission, Accra on Tuesday, September 2014, the acting General Secretary of the GFA Emmanuel Gyimah revealed that the Black Stars management team members received over $500,000 as appearance fees, providing two ‘ghost names’ to justify the money received.
According to Gyimah, a total of US$577,700 was paid to seven (7) members of the management team even though only five (5) went to the tournament.
The extra two (2) names provided as a management members were Jordan Anagblah, a former vice-president of the FA, who died in June 2012 and Emmanuel Kyeremeh, owner of Berekum Chelsea who did not go to Brazil.
Commission: By the definition of appearance fee that I understand, correct me if am wrong, that appearance fee is paid for one appearing for an activity. If you divided the [$577,500] by [$82,500] you have seven. And I’m asking how many people appeared for the event and am asking you that how many people appeared for the activity?
Gyimah: In terms of the management my lord?
Commission: Yes. Am not against the appearance fee but if it has to be paid it has to be paid.
Gyimah: The management members?
Commission: How many? Mr Gyimah lets progress, give us the numbers and let’s progress.
Gyimah: There were five management members there.
Commission: Five management members appearing for the activity?
Gyimah: Yes, my lord.
Commission: And you took money for seven (7) management members?
Gyimah: Yes my lord.
The trial is still going in other battle the controversies behind the Ghanaian Football Assiociation.
